Hampi Ruins  (Paperback, Longhurst, A.H.)

The object of this book is to give a clear and brief description of the various styles of buildings produced during the Vijayanagar period, and also to consider the influences that have contributed to the formation of each special style. The book is in 2 parts; part 1 deals with the main influences that have contributed to the buildings, and gives notes on the location, History of Vijayanagar from the inscriptions, the social and political history recorded by the foreign travelers and then the religious influences. Part 2 describes the chief buildings existing at Hampi. This part is further divided into 5 parts and they notice 1. the fortifications and irrigation works, 2. Buildings in the citadel 3.Indo-Sarcenic buildings, 4. buildings on the road to Hampi and 5. Building on the Northern and Eastern side of the city. The book has 69 b/w photographs, 1 map, and was first published in 1917.