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1. 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

2. Photo 212/2(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(33)
Title:
Madura. The Sacred Tank [Teppakulam]. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View across the Teppakulam tank, looking towards the central island, on which stands a temple, with pavilions at each corner. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co., L...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 212/2(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(34)
Title:
Madura. Another view of the Sacred Tank [Teppakulam]. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography A second view looking across the Teppakulam Tank (see also print 33), taken from a different angle and showing a slightly more distant view of the central island and temple. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient ar...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 212/2(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(38)
Title:
Secundermalie [Sakkandurmali], near Madura. Front of entrance porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along main façade of temple mandapa, with pillars carved in the form of rearing horses and other mythical animals. 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

5. Photo 212/2(39)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(39)
Title:
Secundermalie [Sakkandurmali], near Madura. Interior of the entrance porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the sculptured columns of the interior of the temple mandapa. 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 follo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 212/2(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(40)
Title:
Secundermalie [Sakkandurmali], near Madura. The Sacred Tank. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the shrine in the centre of the tank. 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 description of this...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

7. 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

8. Photo 212/2(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(11)
Title:
Madura. The Great Pagoda [Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple]. The Yali. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Side view of a carved pillar in the form of a yali, a fantastic lion-like creature. 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, g...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

9. 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

10. 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