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A fantastic state of ruin : the painted towns of Rajasthan /

This book tells the story of the painted towns of Shekhawati in rural Rajasthan, India. For centuries, the painted buildings served the towns as trading houses, pleasure palaces, temples, caravansaries and private homes. Following independence, the descendants of the merchant families left Shekhawat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zurick, David (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Goff Books, [2018]
Subjects:
Zurick, David.
Rajasthan (India) > Pictorial works.
Architecture > India > Rajasthan > Pictorial works.
Mural painting and decoration > India > Rajasthan > Pictorial works.
Documentary photography.
Street photography.
Geography.
Table of Contents:
  • The painted havelis of Shekhawati / by Abha Narain Lambah
  • The desert
  • The towns
  • The inhabitants
  • The painted walls
  • Afterword / Cécile Charpentier.