A jali is a perforated or latticed stone screen, with ornamental patterns that draw on the compositional rhythms of geometry and calligraphy. In the parts of India, western Asia and the Mediterranean where solar rays are strongest and brightest, ustads (or master artisans) were able to evolve an aesthetic language of light, giving it form and shape through lattices of stone and other materials. Jalis share a common aim of bringing filtered light into enclosed spaces, while providing protection and privacy.
\nThe expansive volume covers more than two hundred jalis across India, from the temple-inspired designs of the Gujarat Sultanate to imperial symbolism and Sufi allusions in Mughal jalis, the innovations and adaptations of jalis across Rajasthan and central India and, further south, calligraphy in pierced stone in the Deccan. With contributions by Mitchell Abdul Karim Crites, George Michell, and Ebba Koch, this lavishly illustrated publication reveals the poetry etched in these stone screens. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This book explores the delicate beauty of more than 200 jalis (perforated or latticed screens) across India from seventh-century examples to those designed by global contemporary artists influenced by historical styles.
Foreword by Hussa Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
\nPreface
\nIntroduction
\nTemple Jali Traditions by George Michell
\nSacred Symbols: Jalis of the Gujarat Sultanate
\nCelestial Geometry: Jalis of the Northern and Central Sultanates
\nDivine Order: Early Mughal Visions
\nThe Flower Philosophy of Shah Jahan Expressed in the Art of the Jali by Ebba Koch
\nHeavenly Gardens: The Imperial Mughal Style
\nFantasy and Formality: The Deccan Jali
\nJali Mania: From Rajputs to the Raj
\nThe Jali Tradition: Master Craftsmanship and Patronage by Mitchell Abdul Karim Crites
\nJali in the Modern Age
\n Afterword by James Ivory<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":42827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5601,21580],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-42826","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-architecture-landscape-design","7":"product_cat-decorative-arts","8":"author-by-author-navina-najat-haidar","9":"publisher-mapin-publishing-gp-pty-ltd","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n