Entre Alampur et Srisailam. Recherches archéologiques en Andhra Pradesh - 2 Volumes
by Bruno Dagens

This book was written just before the construction of the srisailam Dam in Andhra Pradesh. It intends to give a detailed inventory of the many temples (more than 400) which the srisailam Project was to cause to be transplanted or destroyed and which cover the history of the region from the 7th c. onward. The detailed description of the temples is given together with a huge documentation made up of more than 900 photos and numerous drawings. History, architectural typology and iconography of the whole are presented in several introductory chapters. Several indexes as well as a detailed English summary (more than 30 pages) are to be found at the end of the book which is a major contribution of the French Institute of Pondicherry to the protection of the Monumental Heritage of South India.