 ... almost of necessity that they employed arches everywhere, and in every building that had any pretensions to permanency. The Bengal style being, however, the only one wholly of brick in India Proper, has a local individuality of its own, which is curious...  Journal of the Department of Letters - Page 83by University of Calcutta. Department of Letters - 1927Full view - About this book
 | James Fergusson - Architecture - 1876 - 790 pages
...a local individuality of its own, which is curious and interesting, though, from the nature of the material, deficient in many of the higher qualities...modern times. As already mentioned in describing the chuttrie at Alwar (ante, p. 474), the Bengalis, taking advantage of the elasticity of the bambu, universally... | |
 | James Fergusson - Architecture - 1876 - 790 pages
...a local individuality of its own, which is curious and interesting, though, from the nature of the material, deficient in many of the higher qualities...modern times. As already mentioned in describing the chuttrie at Alwar (ante, p. 474), the Bengalis, taking advantage of the elasticity of the bambu, universally... | |
 | James Fergusson - Architecture - 1899 - 398 pages
...a local individuality of its own, which is curious and interesting, though, from the nature of the material, deficient in many of the higher qualities...modern times. As already mentioned in describing the chuttrie at Alwar (ante, p. 474), the Bengalis, taking advantage of the elasticity of the bambu, universally... | |
 | Walter Kelly Firminger - Calcutta - 1906 - 388 pages
...individuality of its own, which is curious and interesting, though from the nature of the materials deficient in many of the higher qualities of art which...modern times. As already mentioned in describing the Chuttrie at Alwar, the Bengalis, taking advantage of the elasticity of the bamboo, universally employ... | |
 | James Fergusson - Architecture - 1910 - 648 pages
...a local individuality of its own, which is curious and interesting, though, from the nature of the material, deficient in many of the higher qualities...which has had a most important influence on both the Muhammadan and Hindu styles in more modern times. As already mentioned in describing the Chhatri at... | |
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