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, ...
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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. Milo Beach traces, with an abundance of captivating illustrations, the evolution of the Mughal style. While acknowledging the influence of Akbar's interests and changing tastes (related in turn to historical and biographical circumstances), he shows that many of the new tendencies were evident during the short reign of Akbar's father, the Emperor Humayun, whose role as patron of the arts is thereby reassessed. Beach also stresses the traditionalism of the individual painters, who only gradually changed their concepts and compositions in response to foreign influences and to imperial taste. Mughal art, he affirms, can no longer be regarded as simply a reflection of its imperial patrons. The book takes account of recently discovered material and reproduces for the first time important paintings from unpublished manuscripts and albums. It will appeal to the general reader as well as the scholar.
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Very Good. Size: 7x0x10; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Jacket creased. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Clean, unmarked pages.
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Very good in Very good jacket. Jacket spine and edges are sunned. Jacket is worn, especially along edges. Inside jacket is tanned. Spine is cracked but secure. Upper cover corners are bumped. Front and back end papers are tanned along hinges. Inside is clean and unmarked.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 7 x 10 1/2. 164 page hardcover with illustrations-color frontis, but mostly b/w. Dust jacket is bright, crisp and clean. Full tan cloth exterior with title on spine in gold on red title block. Interior is unmarked, tight and clean.
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Near Fine Plus in Near Fine Plus jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Cloth, hardcover in dust jacket., very small bump-wrinkle to one corner at foot of spine affecting nothing. no other flaws-clean, unmarked, tightly bound.; viii-164pp., color frontispiece, 92 b/w illustrations, 1 map., 16th century mughal painting.
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1st Printing full number line HARDBACK w/Dustjacket, some cover wear, rub, in protective mylar cover, 92 B/W & Color illustrations, VG Shiny copy! FREE USPS TRACKING NUMBER! Harvard University Press, 1987. 1st printing.
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Fine in very good(+) jacket. Illustrated in black and white with a color frontispiece. viii, 164 pages. Tall thin 8vo, tan cloth with a burgundy spine label, d.w. (light edgewear and small stain at front). Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987. Fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
