ARCHITECTURE MILITAIRE DU DECCAN

MORELLE,NICOLAS

ISBN 10: 1789697441 / ISBN 13: 9781789697445

Editore: Archaeopress Access Archaeology, 2021

Codice articolo NWUS9781789697445

Riassunto:

Architecture militaire du Deccan focuses on the Deccan region in central India between the medieval and modern period, a period at the interface between local Indian culture and the Persian world, followed by relations with the colonial enterprise European in Asia. This period was marked by many conflicts, but also by an inventive adaptation of new military technologies in response to new forms of modern warfare in India, with the arrival of artillery.

Using the most recent investigative techniques, such as photogrammetry and 3D modeling, this volume presents a wealth of new data. The author&;s meticulous approach encompasses the study of urban maps, architectural plans and detailed descriptions of walls, bastions, moats, towers, gates, horsemen, granaries, hydraulic éléments, and more.

Through the study of four representative fortified sites, the author synthesizes the evolution of the military architecture of the Deccan.

One can only hope that this volume will inspire other scholars to work on other Indian fortified sites, not limited to the Deccan. Thus, a more complete understanding of the phases of evolution of Indian military architecture can emerge.

Informazioni sull?autore: Nicolas Morelle est archeologue, specialiste de l'Inde (chercheur associe du LA3M CNRS en France). Apres des etudes sur les fortifications des croisades et les influences entre Orient et Occident dans l'architecture militaire, il a etudie les interactions techniques dans les fortifications indiennes dans le cadre de sa these de doctorat sur l'evolution de l'architecture militaire dans quatre forts du Deccan. Dans ce contexte, il a collabore avec de nombreuses institutions indiennes et internationales.

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Titolo: ARCHITECTURE MILITAIRE DU DECCAN
Casa editrice: Archaeopress Access Archaeology
Data di pubblicazione: 2021
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: NEW