 Jaunpore, nor any other style, but one purely local, and not without considerable merit in itself; its principal characteristic being heavy short pillars of stone supporting pointed arches and vaults, in brick — whereas at Jaunpore, for instance, light...  Journal of the Department of Letters - Page 108by University of Calcutta. Department of Letters - 1927Full view - About this book
 | John Murray - South Asia - 1919 - 1012 pages
...inspection of visitors. Mr Fergusson says of its style : " It is neither like that of Delhi, nor that of Jaunpur, nor any other style, but one purely local,...stone supporting pointed arches, and vaults in brick. The solidity of the supports goes far to redeem the inherent weakness of brick architecture. It also... | |
 | South Asia - 1924 - 1010 pages
...inspection of visitors.- Mr Fergusson says of its style : " It is neither like that of Delhi, nor that of Jaunpur, nor any other style, but one purely local,...stone supporting pointed arches, and vaults in brick. The solidity of the supports goes far to redeem the inherent weakness of brick architecture. It also... | |
 | Upendra Nath Ball - India - 1928 - 322 pages
...art of Bengal greatly influenced the later style. The principal characteristic of the buildings was heavy short pillars of stone supporting pointed arches and vaults in brick. The ancient city of Gaur is now in \ ruins, and some Moslem cities have been built with its materials.... | |
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