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Page 173
... monumental buildings of consid- erable size had become quite popular . The preference for stone can also be seen in Islamic monuments of India , which contrast markedly with the brick and tile structures popular in neighbouring West ...
... monumental buildings of consid- erable size had become quite popular . The preference for stone can also be seen in Islamic monuments of India , which contrast markedly with the brick and tile structures popular in neighbouring West ...
Page 267
... monumental scale of the figures , are reminiscent of contemporary work in the cave temples of the western Deccan in India . On the west - east road from Tjandi Mendut to Borobu- dur stands a small , relatively plain temple called Tjandi ...
... monumental scale of the figures , are reminiscent of contemporary work in the cave temples of the western Deccan in India . On the west - east road from Tjandi Mendut to Borobu- dur stands a small , relatively plain temple called Tjandi ...
Page 271
... monumental " and the " ornamental - fanciful . " They coexist virtually every- where , though they probably represent two evolutionary phases . The principal manifestations of the monumental style are the megalithic monuments , although ...
... monumental " and the " ornamental - fanciful . " They coexist virtually every- where , though they probably represent two evolutionary phases . The principal manifestations of the monumental style are the megalithic monuments , although ...
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