Giles Tillotson
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Giles Henry Rupert Tillotson (born 1960) is a writer and lecturer on Indian history and architecture
. He was previously senior lecturer in South Asian Art in the School of Oriental and African Studies
(SOAS), University of London
. He is also the former Director of the Royal Asiatic Society
, London
.
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
. He was previously senior lecturer in South Asian Art in the School of Oriental and African Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies
The School of Oriental and African Studies is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London...
(SOAS), University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
. He is also the former Director of the Royal Asiatic Society
Royal Asiatic Society
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was established, according to its Royal Charter of 11 August 1824, to further "the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia." From its incorporation the Society...
, London
London
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Works
Some of his previous publications include:- The Rajput Palaces: The Development of an Architectural Style, 1450-1750 (1987)
- The Tradition of Indian Architecture: Continuity, Change, and the Politics of Style since 1850 (1989)
- Mughal India(1991)
- Stones in the Sand: The Architecture of Rajasthan (2001).
- Mehrangarh: Jodhpur Fort & Palace Museum (2010).
- Paradigms of Indian Architecture (editor)