King of the world : the Padshahnama, an imperial Mughal manuscript from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle
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King of the world : the Padshahnama, an imperial Mughal manuscript from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle
Azimuth , Sackler Gallery, c1997
Available at 17 libraries
Note
Bibliography: p. 241-245
Includes index
Published on the occasion of an exhibition organized by the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC in conjunction with the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, National Museum of India, New Delhi and shown in seven museums from Jan. 27, 1997-Nov. 29, 1998
Exhibition title: King of the world : a Mughal manuscript from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle
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Description
"The Padshahnama (History of the Emperor)", written by Abd al-Hamid Lahori, is one of the greatest works made for the Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. The volume in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle documents the first ten years of the Emperor's rule. It has seldom been exhibited and the majority of pages remain unpublished. The Royal Library is making it available for an exhibition organized by the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, and the volume will then be rebound. This exhibition is therefore the only foreseeable opportunity to view at once all the illustrations to one of the world's greatest manuscripts. The catalogue of the exhibition, illustrates all the paintings and illuminations in full colour, accompanied by eye-witness accounts of the events, personalities and settings depicted. These are identified and discussed with the help of actual-sized details, comparative photographs and drawings.
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