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Authored Books

Venkatesan, Archana and Branfoot, Crispin (2015) In Andal's Garden: Art, Ornament and Devotion in Srivilliputtur. Mumbai: Marg Publications.

Taylor, Roger and Branfoot, Crispin (2014) Captain Linnaeus Tripe: Photographer of India and Burma, 1852-1860. Washington D.C.: National Gallery of Art and Prestel Publishing.

Branfoot, Crispin (2007) Gods on the Move: Architecture and Ritual in the South Indian Temple. London: British Academy and Society for South Asian Studies.

Edited Book or Journal Volume

Branfoot, Crispin, ed. (2018) Portraiture in South Asia since the Mughals: Art, Representation and History. London: I.B. Tauris.

Branfoot, Crispin, ed. (2015) Traditional Arts of South Asia: Continuity in Contemporary Practice and Patronage. London: Saffron Books.

Branfoot, Crispin and Barnes, Ruth, eds. (2006) Pilgrimage: The Sacred Journey. Oxford: Ashmolean Museum.

Book Chapters

Branfoot, Crispin (2024) 'Visual Culture: Hindu Art in the Age of Empires and Encounter.' In: Stoker, Valerie L., (ed.), Volume 4: A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Age of Empires. London: Bloomsbury, pp. 127-152. (Forthcoming)

Branfoot, Crispin (2022) 'Later Hindu architecture in the Deccan and south India.' In: Cummings, Cathleen A., (ed.), A History of Hindu Architecture in India. Berlin: EB-Verlag, pp. 443-466. (Studies in Asian Art and Culture, v.8)

Branfoot, Crispin (2022) 'Pilgrimage and Sacred Landscape in Hindu Architecture.' In: Cummings, Cathleen A., (ed.), A History of Hindu Architecture in India. Berlin: EB-Verlag, pp. 79-94. (Studies in Asian Art and Culture, v. 8)

Branfoot, Crispin (2022) 'Building Networks: Architecture, Ornament and Place in Early Modern South India.' In: Ambach, Malini, Buchholz, Jonas and Hüsken, Ute, (eds.), Temples, Texts, and Networks: South Indian Perspectives. Heidelberg: Heidelberg Asian Studies Publishing, pp. 265-290.

Branfoot, Crispin (2022) 'Tirthas, temples and the architecture of Hindu pilgrimage.' In: Prabha Ray, Himanshu, Kulshreshtha, Salila and Suvrathan, Uthara, (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Hindu Temples: Materiality, Social History and Practice. New Delhi: Routledge, pp. 197-217.

Branfoot, Crispin (2022) 'The Mandapam in Nayaka South India.' In: Mason, Darielle, (ed.), Storied Stone: Reframing the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s South Indian Temple Hall. Philadelphia, New Haven and London: Philadelphia Museum of Art in association with Yale University Press, pp. 82-93.

Branfoot, Crispin (2022) 'Buddhismus und Jainismus in der tamilischen Kulturgeschichte [Buddhism and Jainism in Tamil Cultural History].' In: Noack, Georg, Muthukumaraswamy, M.D. and Priester-Lasch, Lisa, (eds.), Von Liebe und Krieg: Tamilische Geschichte(n) aus Indien und der Welt [Of Love and War: Tamil (Hi-)Stories in India and the World]. London: Linden-Museum Stuttgart und Sandstein Verlag, pp. 166-175.

Branfoot, Crispin (2020) 'Power, Processions and the Festival Architecture of the Tamil temple.' In: Albery, Henry, Hartmann, Jens-Uwe and Prabha Ray, Himanshu, (eds.), Power, Presence and Space: South Asian Rituals in Archaeological Context. New Delhi: Routledge, pp. 164-187.

Branfoot, Crispin (2019) 'Temple Renovation and Chettiar Patronage in Colonial Madras Presidency.' In: Garimella, Annapurna, Sridharan, Shriya and Srivathsan, A, (eds.), The Contemporary Hindu Temple: Fragments for a History. Mumbai: Marg, pp. 22-35. (Marg quarterly publications ; vol.70 no.4)

Branfoot, Crispin (2018) 'Heroic Rulers and Devoted Servants: Performing Kingship in the Tamil Temple.' In: Branfoot, Crispin, (ed.), Portraiture in South Asia since the Mughals: art, representation and history. London: I.B. Tauris, pp. 165-197.

Branfoot, Crispin (2018) 'Introduction: Portraiture in South Asia.' In: Branfoot, Crispin, (ed.), Portraiture in South Asia since the Mughals: art, representation and history. London: I.B. Tauris, pp. 1-32.

Branfoot, Crispin (2017) 'Making Space for the Sacred: Hindu Art and Material Religion.' In: Bailey, Greg, (ed.), Hinduism in India: The Early Period. New Delhi: Sage, pp. 179-207.

Branfoot, Crispin (2015) 'Temple sculpture in colonial Madurai: The reconsecration of the Minakshi-Sundareshvara temple in the 1870s.' In: Verghese, Anila and Dallapiccola, Anna L., (eds.), Art, Icon and Architecture in South Asia: Essays in Honour of Devangana Desai. New Delhi: Aryan Books International, pp. 277-292.

Branfoot, Crispin (2013) 'Imperial Memory: the Vijayanagara Legacy in the Art of the Tamil Nayakas.' In: Verghese, Anila, (ed.), Krishnadevaraya and His Times. Mumbai: K R Cama Oriental Institute, pp. 316-344.

Branfoot, Crispin and Dallapiccola, Anna L. (2012) 'Bhatkal's Ramayana Panels.' In: Michell, George, (ed.), Kanara, A Land Apart: The Artistic Heritage of Coastal Karnataka. Mumbai: Marg Publications, pp. 58-65.

Branfoot, Crispin (2011) 'In a Land of Kings: donors, elites and temple sculpture.' In: Dallapiccola, Anna L. and Verghese, Anila, (eds.), South India under Vijayanagara: Art and Archaeology. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 249-262.

Branfoot, Crispin (2011) 'Minaksi's wedding: painting the sacred marriage in early modern Madurai.' In: Dallapiccola, Anna L., (ed.), Indian Painting: The Lesser Known Traditions. New Delhi: Niyogi Publications, pp. 172-189.

Branfoot, Crispin (2010) 'Iconography and Images: Art.' In: Jacobsen, Knut A., (ed.), Brill Encyclopaedia of Hinduism, Vol. II: Texts, Rituals, Arts, Concepts. Leiden: Brill, pp. 536-550.

Branfoot, Crispin (2007) 'Regional Pasts, Imperial Present: architecture and memory in Vijayanagara-period Karnataka.' In: Hardy, Adam, (ed.), The Temple in South Asia. London: British Association for South Asian Studies, pp. 105-125.

Branfoot, Crispin (2007) 'South Asia and the Himalayas.' In: Contadini, Anna, (ed.), Objects of Instruction: Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London: SOAS, pp. 68-74.

Branfoot, Crispin (2006) 'Pilgrimage in South Asia: Crossing Boundaries of Space and Faith.' In: Branfoot, Crispin and Barnes, Ruth, (eds.), Pilgrimage: The Sacred Journey. Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, pp. 44-79.

Branfoot, Crispin and Allan, James W. (2006) 'Travellers of Faith: Pilgrim Tales.' In: Branfoot, Crispin and Barnes, Ruth, (eds.), Pilgrimage: The Sacred Journey. Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, pp. 96-115.

Branfoot, Crispin (2006) 'Where on Earth is South Asia? Indian art and UK universities.' In: Tatlock, Janet, (ed.), 21st Century Art History - Global Reception. Brighton: Association of Art Historians, pp. 11-15.

Branfoot, Crispin (1999) 'Tiruchirappalli and the Sacred Island of Srirangam.' In: Michell, George, (ed.), Eternal Kaveri: Historical Sites Along South India's Greatest River. Bombay: Marg Publications, pp. 75-88.

Journal Article

Bes, Lennart and Branfoot, Crispin (2024) '‘From all quarters of the Indian world’: The temple at Rameshvaram, Hindu kings and Dutch merchants.' Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 34 (2). pp. 325-359.

Chand Inglis, Megha and Branfoot, Crispin (2022) 'Indian temple architecture and modernity: practices, knowledge production, methodologies.' arq: Architectural Research Quarterly, 26 (1). pp. 4-13.

Branfoot, Crispin (2022) 'Architectural knowledge and the ‘Dravidian’ temple in colonial Madras Presidency.' arq: Architectural Research Quarterly, 26 (1). pp. 75-90.

Prizeman, Oriel, Branfoot, Crispin, Rao, Kailash and Hardy, Adam (2019) 'Proposing Digital Models For The Discussion Of Contested Conservation Practice: Case Studies From Tamil Nadu, India.' ISPRS Annals of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Spatial Information Science, IV-2/W. pp. 133-140.

Branfoot, Crispin (2015) 'The Tamil gopura: from temple gateway to global icon.' Ars Orientalis, 45. pp. 78-112.

Branfoot, Crispin (2013) 'Remaking the past: Tamil sacred landscape and temple renovations.' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 76 (1). pp. 21-47.

Branfoot, Crispin (2013) 'The Great Chola Temples: Tanjavur, Gangaikondacolapuram and Darasuram.' Sahapedia.

Branfoot, Crispin (2012) 'Dynastic genealogies, portraiture and the place of the past in early modern South India.' Artibus Asiae, 72 (2). pp. 323-376.

Branfoot, Crispin (2008) 'Imperial Frontiers: Building Sacred Space in Sixteenth-century South India.' The Art Bulletin, 90 (2). pp. 171-194.

Branfoot, Crispin (2007) 'Painting Processions: a Company album from south India.' Orientations, 38 (8). pp. 73-78.

Branfoot, Crispin (2006) 'Processions and Presence: Bronze Sculptures from the Temples of Southern India.' Arts of Asia, 36 (5). pp. 61-72.

Branfoot, Crispin and Dallapiccola, Anna L. (2005) 'Temple architecture in Bhatkal and the Ramayana tradition in coastal Karnataka.' Artibus Asiae, 65 (2). pp. 253-308.

Branfoot, Crispin (2004) 'The Madurai Nayakas and the Skanda temple at Tirupparankundram.' Ars Orientalis, 33. pp. 146-179.

Branfoot, Crispin (2002) 'Bhima and Purusamirukam in the Nayaka-period Sculpture of Tamilnadu.' South Asian Studies, 18. pp. 77-82.

Branfoot, Crispin (2002) ''Expanding Form': The Architectural Sculpture of the South Indian Temple c.1500-1700.' Artibus Asiae, 62 (2). pp. 189-245.

Branfoot, Crispin (2001) 'Mangammal of Madurai and South Indian Portraiture.' East and West, 51 (3-4). pp. 369-377.

Branfoot, Crispin (2001) 'Tirumala Nayaka's 'New Hall' and the European Study of the South Indian Temple.' Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 11 (2). pp. 191-218.

Branfoot, Crispin (2000) 'Approaching the Temple in Nayaka-period Madurai: the Kutal Alakar temple.' Artibus Asiae, 60 (2). pp. 197-221.

Branfoot, Crispin (2000) 'Royal Portrait Sculpture in the South Indian Temple.' South Asian Studies, 16. pp. 11-36.

Branfoot, Crispin (1995) 'Burmese Nats: Wooden Sculpture from the Richard C. Temple Collection.' Eastern Art Report, 4 (2). pp. 34-36.

Book Reviews

Branfoot, Crispin (2023) 'Review of T. Richard Blurton: 'India: A History in Objects' 320 pp. London: Thames and Hudson and The British Museum, 2022.' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 82 (2). pp. 380-381.

Branfoot, Crispin (2017) 'Review of: Dehejia, Vidya, and Peter Rockwell. The Unfinished: Stone Carvers at Work on the Indian Subcontinent. New Delhi: Roli Books, 2016.' The Art Bulletin, 99 (3). pp. 170-172.

Branfoot, Crispin (2017) 'Architecture and Cultural Translation on India's Deccan Frontier’ Review of Eaton, Richard M., and Phillip B. Wagoner. Power, Memory, Architecture: Contested Sites on India’s Deccan Plateau, 1300-1600. Oxford University Press, 2013.' Art History, 40 (3). pp. 678-680.

Branfoot, Crispin (2016) 'Review of: Tamara I. Sears. Worldly Gurus and Spiritual Kings: Architecture and Asceticism in Medieval India. (Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2014).' The Burlington Magazine, 158 (1354).

Branfoot, Crispin (2016) 'Review of: George Michell, Late Temple Architecture in India, 15th to 19th Centuries: Continuities, Revivals, Appropriations, and Innovations. New Delhi: Oxford University Press (2015).' Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society, 60 . pp. 146-148.

Branfoot, Crispin (2015) 'Review: Adam Hardy, translations from Sanskrit by Mattia Salvini. Theory and Practice of Temple Architecture in Medieval India: Bhoja's Samaranganasutradhara and the Bhojpur Line Drawings. New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts and Dev Publishers, 2015.' Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 26 (3). pp. 520-522.

Branfoot, Crispin (2013) 'Review of Archana Verma, 'Temple Imagery from Early Mediaeval Peninsular India' (2012).' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 76 (3). pp. 534-535.

Branfoot, Crispin (2012) 'Jennifer Howes, Illustrating India: The Early Colonial Investigations of Colin Mackenzie (1784-1821)(2010).' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 75 (1). pp. 179-181.

Branfoot, Crispin (2012) 'Jean Deloche, A Study in Nayaka-period Social Life: Tiruppudaimarudur Paintings and Carvings, EFEO 2011.' Journal of the American Oriental Society, 132 (3). pp. 512-514.

Branfoot, Crispin (2010) 'Anna Jackson and Amin Jaffer, eds. Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts.' Arts of Asia, 40 (3). pp. 143-147.

Branfoot, Crispin (2009) 'Indian Islamic Architecture: Forms and Typologies, Sites and Monuments by John Burton-Page, edited by George Michell (2008).' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 72 (1). pp. 191-192.

Branfoot, Crispin (2009) 'Vijayanagara: Splendour in Ruins, edited by George Michell (2008).' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 72 (1). pp. 189-191.

Branfoot, Crispin (2008) 'Ebba Koch: The Complete Taj Mahal and the Riverfront Gardens of Agra.' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 71 (1). pp. 133-134.

Branfoot, Crispin (2008) 'Indian Temple Sculpture by John Guy (2007).' Arts of Asia, 38 (1). pp. 130-131.

Branfoot, Crispin (2006) 'Hindu Arms and Ritual: Arms and Armour from India 1400–1865. By Robert Elgood.' Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 16 (1). pp. 95-96.

Branfoot, Crispin (2003) 'The Courts of Precolonial South India: Material Culture and Kingship by Jennifer Howes (2003).' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 66 (3). pp. 512-513.

Branfoot, Crispin (2003) 'Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture: South India, Drāviḍadeśa, Later Phase c. AD 1289-1798 edited by George Michell, (2001).' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 66 (1). pp. 105-107.

Branfoot, Crispin (2002) 'Hindu Art and Architecture by George Michell (2000).' Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 12 (1). pp. 111-112.

Branfoot, Crispin (2001) 'Indian Architectural Theory: Contemporary Uses of Vastu Vidya by Vibhuti Chakrabarti (1998).' Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 11 (2). pp. 300-302.

Branfoot, Crispin (2001) 'The New Cambridge History of India: Architecture and Art of the Deccan Sultanates. By George Michell and Mark Zebrowski.' Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 11 (1). pp. 91-93.

Branfoot, Crispin (2000) 'The Religious Imagery of Khajuraho by Devangana Desai (1996).' South Asian Studies, 16 (1). pp. 151-152.

Branfoot, Crispin (2000) 'Religious Traditions at Vijayanagara as Revealed Through its Monuments by Anila Verghese (1995) and Sculpture at Vijayanagara: Iconography and Style by Anna L. Dallapiccola and Anila Verghese (1998).' South Asian Studies, 16 (1). pp. 152-153.

Branfoot, Crispin (1999) 'Indian Art Worlds in Contention: Local, Regional and National Discourses on Orissan Patta Paintings, by Helle Bundgaard (1999).' South Asia Research, 19 (2). pp. 198-200.