Glossary · P
Pietra dura
Also called parchin kari
Inlay of cut and polished semi-precious stones in marble, forming pictures or patterns; used lavishly by the Mughals at the Taj Mahal.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Islamic World.
A feature of Mughal architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Perpendicular tracery · Perron · Piano nobile · Picturesque · Pilaster · Pilotis · Pinnacle · Pishtaq