One of the minor miracles of art history is the extraordinary flowering of Indian painting that began in the mid-sixteenth century under the early Mughal emperors of Indian, notably Akbar the Great.
Only in recent decades has the consummate artistry of early Mughal painting come to be widely appreciated in the West. Scholars have noted the innovations--departures from both Islamic and native Indian tradition--of the new, highly distinctive school of painting, among them natural history studies, a concern for portraiture, and the documentation of contemporary court events.
Edition: First Edition/First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780674221857ISBN:0674221850
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws-clean, unmarked, tightly bound.; viii-164pp., color frontispiece, 92 b/w illustrations, 1 map., 16th century mughal painting. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780674221857ISBN:0674221850
Description: First edition. ISBN 0674221850. Hardcover, small 4to, xi+164pp, colour frontis, map, b/w plates, notes, bibliography, index. Fine in VG d/w a little chafed on front panel. Published for The Asia Society adapted from the 1985 Polsky lectures. read more
Binding: Hardcover-Cloth
Publisher: Published for the Asia Society By Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780674221857ISBN:0674221850
Description: Color Frontispiece Illustration; Many b/w. Very Good+ in Near Fine jacket. Just Over Ten Inches Tall. Half-title page says The Polsky Lectures in Indian and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology. Hardcover. 164 pages. Many b/w reproductions of illustrations of the period, with color frontispiece illustration. VG+ (light creasing on bottom of title page; else clean and tight) in Near Fine dj. read more
Description: Good. 0674221850 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: New. 0674221850 Absolutely Brand New. No marks and in pristine condition. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge: H.U. P
Date Published: 1987
Description: Color frontis & 92 b/w illusts with map, (xii, 164pp) Sm.4to. Or. cl. dust jacket. Discusses the highly distinctive school of painting which began in the mid-sixteenth century under the Mughal emperors of India. read more
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