Calligraphy in Mughal Architecture Jama Masjid Delhi Islamic calligraphy is used extensively to embellish the interior and exterior walls of the Great Mosque. [other views] Photograph © Medha Malik Kudaisya -- may be used without prior permission for any educational or scholarly purpose.

References

Asher, Catharine B. Architecture of Mughal India. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1992.

Blake, Stephen. Shahjahanabad. The Sovereign City in Mughal India 1639-1739. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1993.

Richards, John. The Mughal Empire. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1993.

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