[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation # The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation Village and town plans from Vedic and Śilpa texts, stūpas, caves, Nāgara and Dravidian temples, Indo-Aryan elements in Greater India; 80+ plates. - **Language:** English - **Author:** [E. B. Havell](https://indike.org/pramana/person/havell-eb) - **Extent:** 854 passages, 59,711 words - **Text:** complete digital text - **Source:** archive.org · London: John Murray 1915; scan on archive.org, OCR Gemini 3.8 Flash; chapters and sections by Gemini 3.8 Flash · Public domain in India: every author died before 1966 (E. B. Havell †1934); published before 1931: public… ## Contents - [c1 Front matter](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c1) — 9 parts - [c2 Preface](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c2) — 6 parts - [c3 Contents](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c3) — 33 parts - [c4 List of Plates](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c4) — 8 parts - [c5 List of Text Illustrations](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c5) — 4 parts - [c6 Introduction](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c6) — 28 parts - [c7 Chapter I. The Mauryan Dynasty and the Foundations of Indian Civilisation—Indian Village and Town Planning](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c7) — 51 parts - [c8 Chapter II](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c8) — 63 parts - [c9 Chapter III](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c9) — 42 parts - [c10 Chapter IV. The Stûpa and its Symbolism](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c10) — 33 parts - [c11 Chapter V. Symbolism: The Lotus-leaf Arch, or Sun-window—Pillars, Capitals, and Bases—The Vishnu Standard and Pillar—The Holy Mount—The Symbol of Death](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c11) — 46 parts - [c12 Chapter VI](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c12) — 47 parts - [c13 Chapter VII. The Vihâra, or Monastery—The Gautamî-putra Monastery, Nâsik—Monastery at Bedsâ—Models of Monasteries at Mâmallapuram](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c13) — 49 parts - [c14 Chapter VIII. Vishnu and Siva Shrines—The Allegory of the Dawn-maiden—The Brahmâ Shrine—Orientation of Indian Temples](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c14) — 45 parts - [c15 Chapter IX](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c15) — 47 parts - [c16 Chapter X](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c16) — 54 parts - [c17 Chapter XI. Ancient Indian Universities—The University of Ajantâ—Vishnu's Last Avatar](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c17) — 58 parts - [c18 Chapter XII. The Great Temple of Elephanta—The Trimûrti](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c18) — 40 parts - [c19 Chapter XIII](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c19) — 58 parts - [c20 Chapter XIV](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c20) — 37 parts - [c21 Chapter XV. The Hindu Decadence in the North of India—The Temples of Khajurâho—The Domes of Mandapams—Sankarâcharya and his Mission—Southern Indian Architecture in the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c21) — 42 parts - [c22 Chapter XVI. The Muhammadan Invasions and After](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c22) — 23 parts - [c23 Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915.c23) — 31 parts --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1915) · Pramāṇa