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032-003056534 Subject Arcades

1. Photo 212/6(35)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/6(35)
Title:
Ruins of Vijianuggur [Vijayanagara], near Calamapoor [Kamalapuram]. The Hall of Justice and Treasury[?]. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the south-facing façade, an elevated arcade of cusped arches overlooking open ground in front. The function of this building is not known with certainty: there appears to be little solid foundation for Lyon's caption. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 212/2(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(31)
Title:
Madura Palace [Tirumala Nayaka Palace]. View of the side aisle. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the interior of the quadrangle arcade, towards a European man (probably Lyon himself), seated at the far end and supplying an indication of scale. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architectu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 212/4(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(38)
Title:
Tanjore Palace. Curious pyramidal tower. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from a courtyard looking towards the pyramidal superstructure rising above main residential block of the Nayaka Palace at Tanjore (Thanjavur). Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of Southern Ind...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 212/7(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/7(37)
Title:
[Colonnade of the Ibrahim Rauza, Bijapur.] Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of the colonnade and verandah, taken from an angle of the building and looking along two façades. The north door of the tomb is at the left. Another copy at Photo 1000/31 (3178). Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustra...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868-1869
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 212/7(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/7(9)
Title:
Ruins of Vijianuggur [Vijayanagara] near Calamapoor [Kamalapuram]. Ruins to the right of the Humpee road. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across an overgrown courtyard towards an arcade of three arches. Building unidentified, described as a 'nine-domed pavilion' in John M. Fritz, George Michell and John Gollings, 'City of Victory, Vijayanagara' (New York, 1991), p. 101. Another copy o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868-1869
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 212/2(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(28)
Title:
Madura Palace. S.E. angle of the quadrangle. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of a corner of the quadrangle, looking towards the arcade, in Trimul Naik's Palace, also seen in print 27. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 212/2(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(32)
Title:
Madura Palace. The north side of quadrangle. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Head-on view from the quadrangle looking towards a section of the surrounding arcade, with a European figure (probably Lyon himself) positioned in the centre of one of the arches to indicate their massive scale. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 212/2(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(30)
Title:
Madura Palace [Tirumala Nayaka Palace]. View from the interior looking out. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from the interior of the arcade in Trimul Naik's Palace, looking along the length of the quadrangle also seen in prints 27-8. The European figure in the background, who appears in a number of the Madurai photographs, may well be Lyon himself. Lyon's 'Notes...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 212/2(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(27)
Title:
Madura Palace. View of front as seen from the entrance of quadrangle. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the massive arcade and entrance of Trimul Naik's Palace. 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 t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 212/4(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(33)
Title:
Tanjore Palace. Carvings on front of the audience chamber. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of arched façade facing the court of the audience hall of the Nayaka Palace at Tanjore (Thanjavur), with elaborate carving in the spandrels and along the eaves. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of Pphotographs prepared to illustrate the ancient arc...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868
Extent:
1 item