Introduction / Giles Tillotson -- Of buildings and books : the theory and practice of the architect Madan / Rima Hooja -- Mandala by design : the courtyard of a haveli temple in Jaipur / Vibhuti Sachdev -- Palaces of the Rajput kings / Giles Tillotson -- City palace and lake palaces : architecture and court life in Udaipur painting / Andrew Topsfield -- Amber and Jaipur : temples in a changing state / Catherina B. Asher -- Water architecture in Rajasthan / Julia A.B. Hegewald -- Jaisalmer : architecture in Rajasthan / Kulbushan Jain -- The haveli : a social history / Sarah Glynn -- Traditional values and architectural understanding / Parul Zaveri and Mimish Patel -- Index