Eastern encounters : four centuries of paintings and manuscripts from the Indian subcontinent / Emily Hannam.
This publication showcases the Royal Library's world-class collection of paintings and manuscripts from the Indian subcontinent. These elegant masterpieces comprise a variety of subject matter, from dazzling Mughal durbars to sensuous poetic scenes. Combined with engaging new scholarship tracin...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Yorkshire :
Royal Collection Trust,
2018.
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| Summary: | This publication showcases the Royal Library's world-class collection of paintings and manuscripts from the Indian subcontinent. These elegant masterpieces comprise a variety of subject matter, from dazzling Mughal durbars to sensuous poetic scenes. Combined with engaging new scholarship tracing the 400-year history of gift-giving between Britain and India's royal courts, this will be the first time many of these works have been published. |
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| Item Description: | Catalog of an exhibition held at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom in June 2018. |
| Physical Description: | 255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 31 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-250) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781909741454 1909741450 |