He currently lives in India and is Consultant Director at the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, City Palace, Jaipur, and Senior Vice President (Museum Exhibitions) at DAG, New Delhi.
His scholarly books include The Rajput Palaces (1987), The Tradition of Indian Architecture (1989), The Artificial Empire (2000), and Building Jaipur (2002, co-authored with Vibhuti Sachdev). His popular writing for general audiences includes his 'Golden Triangle' trilogy - Jaipur Nama (2006), Taj Mahal (2008), and Delhi Darshan (2019) - and the historical novella Return to Bhanupur (2012). He has also edited books on collections, including James Tod's Rajasthan: The Historian and his Collections (2007), A Passionate Eye: Textiles, Paintings and Sculptures from the Bharany Collections (2014), Painting & Photography at the Jaipur Court (2016, with Mrinalini Venkateswaran), and Modern Indian Painting: Jane & Kito de Boer Collection (2019, with Rob Dean).
Works
His major publications include:
The Rajput Palaces: The Development of an Architectural Style, 1450-1750 (1987).
Fan Kwae Pictures: Paintings and Drawings by George Chinnery and Other Artists in the Collection of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (1987)
The Tradition of Indian Architecture: Continuity, Controversy and Change since 1850 (1989).
Mughal India (1990).
Paradigms of Indian Architecture: Space and Time in Representation and Design (editor, 1998).
The Artificial Empire: The Indian Landscapes of William Hodges (2000).
Stones in the Sand: The Architecture of Rajasthan (editor, 2001).
Building Jaipur: The Making of an Indian City (with Vibhuti Sachdev, 2002).
Jaipur Nama: Tales from the Pink City (2006).
James Tod's Rajasthan: The Historian and his Collections (editor, 2007).
Jaipur City Palace (with Vibhuti Sachdev, 2008).
Taj Mahal (2008).
Mehrangarh: Jodhpur Fort & Palace Museum (2010, revised 2018)
Nagaur: A Garden Palace in Rajasthan (2010)
Umaid Bhawan Palace: Jodhpur Modern (2011)
Return to Bhanupur: a novel (2012).
A Passionate Eye: Textiles, Paintings and Sculptures from the Bharany Collections (editor, 2014).
Painting & Photography at the Jaipur Court (editor, with Mrinalini Venkateswaran, 2016)
Modern Indian Painting: Jane & Kito de Boer Collection (edited, with Rob Dean, 2019)
Delhi Darshan: The History and Monuments of India's Capital (2019)
Vision & Landscape: Aquatints of India by Thomas Daniell and William Daniell (editor, 2019)
Masterpieces at the Jaipur Court (editor, with Mrinalini Venkateswaran, 2022)
Tipu Sultan: Image & Distance (editor, 2022)
References
^ ab"Giles Henry Rupert Tillotson". Rishihood University, Delhi NCR. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
External links
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giles, tillotson, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, especially, pot. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Giles Tillotson news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Giles Henry Rupert Tillotson born 1960 is a writer and lecturer on Indian history and architecture 1 Giles TillotsonFRASBorn 1960 07 25 July 25 1960 age 62 Academic backgroundAcademic workInstitutionsSchool of Oriental and African Studies Contents 1 Career 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditHe was previously Reader in History of Art and Chair of Art amp Archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies SOAS University of London He is also Fellow and a former Director of the Royal Asiatic Society London 1 He currently lives in India and is Consultant Director at the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum City Palace Jaipur and Senior Vice President Museum Exhibitions at DAG New Delhi His scholarly books include The Rajput Palaces 1987 The Tradition of Indian Architecture 1989 The Artificial Empire 2000 and Building Jaipur 2002 co authored with Vibhuti Sachdev His popular writing for general audiences includes his Golden Triangle trilogy Jaipur Nama 2006 Taj Mahal 2008 and Delhi Darshan 2019 and the historical novella Return to Bhanupur 2012 He has also edited books on collections including James Tod s Rajasthan The Historian and his Collections 2007 A Passionate Eye Textiles Paintings and Sculptures from the Bharany Collections 2014 Painting amp Photography at the Jaipur Court 2016 with Mrinalini Venkateswaran and Modern Indian Painting Jane amp Kito de Boer Collection 2019 with Rob Dean Works EditHis major publications include The Rajput Palaces The Development of an Architectural Style 1450 1750 1987 Fan Kwae Pictures Paintings and Drawings by George Chinnery and Other Artists in the Collection of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 1987 The Tradition of Indian Architecture Continuity Controversy and Change since 1850 1989 Mughal India 1990 Paradigms of Indian Architecture Space and Time in Representation and Design editor 1998 The Artificial Empire The Indian Landscapes of William Hodges 2000 Stones in the Sand The Architecture of Rajasthan editor 2001 Building Jaipur The Making of an Indian City with Vibhuti Sachdev 2002 Jaipur Nama Tales from the Pink City 2006 James Tod s Rajasthan The Historian and his Collections editor 2007 Jaipur City Palace with Vibhuti Sachdev 2008 Taj Mahal 2008 Mehrangarh Jodhpur Fort amp Palace Museum 2010 revised 2018 Nagaur A Garden Palace in Rajasthan 2010 Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur Modern 2011 Return to Bhanupur a novel 2012 A Passionate Eye Textiles Paintings and Sculptures from the Bharany Collections editor 2014 Painting amp Photography at the Jaipur Court editor with Mrinalini Venkateswaran 2016 Modern Indian Painting Jane amp Kito de Boer Collection edited with Rob Dean 2019 Delhi Darshan The History and Monuments of India s Capital 2019 Vision amp Landscape Aquatints of India by Thomas Daniell and William Daniell editor 2019 Masterpieces at the Jaipur Court editor with Mrinalini Venkateswaran 2022 Tipu Sultan Image amp Distance editor 2022 References Edit a b Giles Henry Rupert Tillotson Rishihood University Delhi NCR Retrieved 22 April 2021 External links EditWorks by or about Giles Tillotson in libraries WorldCat catalog Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giles Tillotson amp oldid 1126751356, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
