Lived heritage, shared space : the courtyard house of Goa / by Angelo Costa Silveira ; translated from the Portuguese by Maria Flavia Ribeiro

By:

Silveira, Angelo Costa

Contributor(s):

Ribeiro, Maria Flavia [translator]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Yoda press, 2008.Description: xi, 140 p. : col. ill., mapsISBN:

8190363476

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

728.095478 SIL-L

Contents:

Contents : Introduction -- 1. The Hindu courtyard house-- 2. The Christian courtyard house -- 3. Materials -- 4. Specific architectonic elements -- 5. The conservation of the courtyard houses of Goa.

Summary: The courtyard house of Goa harks back to a log tradition of dwellings with a central space open to the skies circumscribed by rooms on all sides, a model as much functional in keeping the house cool in the hot climate, as of sacred inspiration.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB K-2	Non Fiction	728.095478 SIL-L (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		006977

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Originally presented as the author's master's thesis (University of Evora, 1998).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents : Introduction -- 1. The Hindu courtyard house-- 2. The Christian courtyard house -- 3. Materials -- 4. Specific architectonic elements -- 5. The conservation of the courtyard houses of Goa.

The courtyard house of Goa harks back to a log tradition of dwellings with a central space open to the skies circumscribed by rooms on all sides, a model as much functional in keeping the house cool in the hot climate, as of sacred inspiration.

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