Housed in England's Royal Library, THE PADSHAHNAMA ("King of the World") manuscript documents the first ten years of the reign of Shah-Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, and contains exquisite painting and illuminations. The manuscript will be exhibited in 1997 in celebration of India's 50 years of independence from British rule. This reproduction accompanies the exhibition. 200 illus. 100in color.
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Housed in England's Royal Library, THE PADSHAHNAMA ("King of the World") manuscript documents the first ten years of the reign of Shah-Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, and contains exquisite painting and illuminations. The manuscript will be exhibited in 1997 in celebration of India's 50 years of independence from British rule. This reproduction accompanies the exhibition. 200 illus. 100in color.
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Seller's Description:
VG/VG (scuffs, smudges to cloth boards; edge-wear to boards. bumping to spine ends & corners. small, light liquid splatter to upper textblock; does not appear to affect pgs, but there may be some light remnants. dustjacket has creasing to spine ends &... Navy cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. 248 pp. 166 bw and color ills. glossy pictorial dustjacket w/ blue & gold spine printing. Tightly bound; this is the hardcover edition. Wonderfully illustrated. Catalogue from the exhibition held Jan. to Feb. 1997 at the National Museum of India and 6 other locations. Includes an explanation of the manuscript, list of events illustrated in the manuscript (by plate no. ), an introductory essay, the 46 color plates, expertly annotated, an essay on The Padshahnama in Context, two additional essays, the catalogue, a chart of the Mughal Dynasty, a biographical listing, glossary of terms, concordance, list of figures, etc.
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Seller's Description:
Book. Quarto, 248 pages, with 271 illustrations, including 81 in color. Very good+/Very good. Pictorial dust jacket with blue spine and gold lettering. Dust jacket with minor bumping to head of spine and minimal shelf wear; profusely illustrated. SH consignment. 1360614. Special Collections.
