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821. Photo 212/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2
Title:
Lyon Collection: Photographs to Illustrate the Ancient Architecture of Southern India, by Captain Lyon. Nos. 291-330 [Vol. 2 of 7]. Photographer(s): Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Modern buckram-bound volume measuring 520 x 455 mm, containing 40 albumen print views of temple and palace architecture at Madurai and Sakkandurmali.The prints are mounted on card, within a tinted border with the printed legend, 'India by Captain Lyon.' A letterpress caption label, with Lyon's a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
40 items

822. Photo 212/2(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(1)
Title:
Madura. The Great Pagoda [Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple]. The pyramidal tower at west entrance. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along a street lined with houses, towards the west gopura of the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple. The entrance through the gopura has been bricked up, apart from a wooden doorway beside which a European figure (probably Lyon himself) stands. Lyon's 'N...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

823. Photo 212/2(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(2)
Title:
Madura. The Great Pagoda [Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple]. Inner tower at entrance to sanctum. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of one of the gopuras within the temple precincts. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), edited by James Fergusson, gives the following descripti...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

824. Photo 212/2(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(3)
Title:
Madura. The Great Pagoda [Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple]. The porch at entrance. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the entrance to the Porch of the Eight Goddesses, the eastern entrance to the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

825. Photo 212/2(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(4)
Title:
Madura. The Great Pagoda [Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple]. Interior of Porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the row of pillars, with sculptured figures on the outer face, inside the Porch of the Eight Goddesses, at the eastern entrance to the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

826. Photo 212/2(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(5)
Title:
Madura. The Great Pagoda [Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple]. Carved pillar near the entrance. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view from the front of a sculptured figure in the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), edited by James Fergusson...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

827. Photo 212/2(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(6)
Title:
Madura. The Great Pagoda [Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple]. Carved figure on right near the entrance. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view from the front of a sculptured figure in the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), edited by James Fergusson...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

828. Photo 212/2(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(7)
Title:
Madura. The Great Pagoda [Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple]. The Golden Lotus Tank. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '297' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography View looking (?)south-west across the Golden Lily Tank or Pottamarai Kulam, in the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, towards gopuras beyond. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

829. Photo 212/2(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(8)
Title:
Madura. The Great Pagoda [Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple]. Another view of the Golden Lotus Tank. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking (?)north-east across the Golden Lily Tank or Pottamarai Kulam, in the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, towards two gopuras beyond. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (M...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

830. Photo 212/2(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(9)
Title:
Madura. The Great Pagoda [Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple]. Pillars and frescos on wall. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of a sculptured figure and wall paintings in the arcade running along the side of the Golden Lily Tank of the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

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