The Great Mysore Bhāgavata : complete study of a manuscript from the Binney Collection in The San Diego Museum of Art / B.N. Goswamy ; with essays by Robert J. Del Bontà and Caleb Simmons.

"This book from Mysore, stands out, not only because of the splendour of its illustrations but also because it engages with that great and sacred text, the Bhagāvata Purāna, in a manner that is completely different from almost anything else that one sees. There are leaps of imagination here tha...

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Main Authors: Goswamy, B. N., 1933-2023 (Author), Del Bontà, Robert John (Author), Simmons, Caleb (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Diego, California : New Delhi, India : San Diego Museum of Art ; Niyogi Books, 2019.
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Table of Contents:
  • Director's foreword / Roxana Velásquez
  • Introduction, Anita Feldman
  • Preface / B.N. Goswamy
  • The Mysore Bhāgavata: an essay in three parts / B.N. Goswamy
  • Catalogue (of selected paintings) / B.N. Goswamy
  • The making of a manuscript: some codicological issues / Robert J. Del Bontà
  • A prince among patrons: Mummadi Krishnarāja Wodeyar / Caleb Simmons
  • Inventory of illustrated folios.