The Moonlight Garden: New Discoveries at the Taj Mahal (Asian Art and Culture)

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For 350 years, the Taj Mahal in Agra has reigned luminous and splendid as perhaps the most admired monument in the world. Visitors who gazed across the Yamuna River from the Taj pavilions have viewed what appears to be little more than farmers' fields and barren ground. But historical references as well as paintings from the time of Shahjahan (r. 1628-58) reveal that it was once densely covered by rectangular walled enclosures and lush vegetation. The Mughal emperor Babur built gardens here as a way of evoking the characteristic delights of the homeland he had abandoned when he moved from Central Asia into India in 1526. Eventually, as the Mughal Empire grew more powerful, the riverbank became lined with gardens belonging not only to the imperial family but also to important nobles.

This definitive volume describes the discoveries of an international project documenting the surface remains of a long-abandoned Mughal garden, spectacularly located directly across the river from the Taj Mahal. The book is illustrated with new photographs of the Taj Mahal and the garden--now identified as the Mahtab Bagh, or Moonlight Garden--as well as with paintings from Shahjahan's era.

Modeled after the Persian concept of earthly paradise, the pleasure gardens of 17th-century Mughal emperors exhibited elaborate renditions of cut-stone architecture, water chutes, standing pools, flowing fountains, and plantings intended to stimulate the senses. Well-ordered oases in an otherwise hot, dusty, and chaotic environment, these gardens were places of respite and enjoyment. The authors show that in plan, proportion, and directional alignment, the Moonlight Garden is indeed an integral part of the design of the gardens at the Taj Mahal, presenting an expansive new interpretation of one of the most famous buildings in the world.

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Of course, a Pleasure Garden!.......2005-04-20

I was intrigued with the new Taj Mahal discoveries focused upon in this book. The Moonlight Garden shows that the land across the Jumna River from the Taj had been an integral part of the famous mausoleum's overall design. This book is factual and fully illusrated with photographs, drawings, and Mughal miniature paintings to help with explanations. Very helpful to me for my writing.

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Elizabeth B., Editor Moynihan
Manufacturer: Washington D. C: Smithsonian Inst
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Wonderful, awesome pictures!.......2003-11-05

I have this book in addition to others about Vermont, but this is one of my favorites. Beautiful glossy photos, lots of Autumn ones, and he divides it into Seasons. I've been to Vermont a handful of times, and I look at this book a lot because it brings back such great memories. Get it- you won't be sorry!

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If "Knowledge is power"..........2004-02-17

I had to read this book a few years ago for a class at university. A friend lent it to me, and I found it interesting, instructive and easy to read. As a result, I ended up buying it.

The author of "Estructura económica internacional" ("International economic structure"), Ramón Tamames, is a well-known spanish economist who teaches at the Autonomous University of Madrid. The 1st edition of this book was published in 1970, but this is already the 19th edition, and it has been updated to include some of the more important developments in the economic field up to 1999.

Tamames tells the reader about the formation process of the international economy, and about the origins of international economic cooperation, without forgetting to pay attention to the different processes of integration that are taking place nowadays. As if that were not enough, he also deals with some issues that have great importance nowadays (like economic fluctuations), and studies the most important economic potencies.

The reason for the success of this book is clear. Tamames gives the reader the theoretical basis that is essential to understand the international economic structure, thus allowing him to appreciate better what is happening around him, and act in consequence. If "Knowledge is power", this book is a good way to empower the average reader who wants to know more about the modern world, and the economic processes that take place in it.

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Save BIG BUCK$ on consulting engineering fees! Why pay expensive consulting engineers every time you're faced with changes to residential and light construction plans? Now you can proceed on your own with complete confidence thanks to Basic Engineering Calculations for Contractors, by August DOmel--your one-stop, jargon-free guide to the properties, loads, stresses and tolerances of wood, steel and concrete members. The author's done all the heavy number-crunching for you, so you get instant, ready-to-apply data on: support reactions; bending and shear stresses; deflections; dead and live loads; snow and winds loads; wooden joists, headers and trusses; steel beams and columns; concrete slabs, footings and walls; and much more.

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well written and clear information.......2005-09-20

I found the information helpful, easy to use and direct to the point.

Some help, but contains errors, and may be misleading.......2003-05-03

As an engineer it made me nervous to read this book. The author did an ok job at simplifying many of the engineering concepts contained within, but I came across a number of major errors in formulas and definitions. Keep in mind that unless you are a licensed engineer or architect (at least in NY state) it is illegal to design or modify any of the structural members discussed within the book. I believe the author is misleading in implying that complex engineering work can be simplified to the point of bypassing a licensed professional. To me it just seems dangerous. If you are a contractor looking for a better idea behind the engineering of residential construction, the book generally meets that need.

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