From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas
Author | : Amin Jaffer |
Publisher | : RMN |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Amin Jaffer |
Publisher | : RMN |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Amin Jaffer |
Publisher | : Skira Editore |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2018-02 |
Genre | : Art objects |
ISBN | : 9788857235943 |
Published on the occasion of the extraordinary exhibition in Venice, the book allows readers to immerse themselves in the jewellery traditions of the Indian subcontinent, from the Mughal period to the modern day, installed within an evocative and ethereal setting. The evolution of gem-setting and jewellery is shown through over two hundred and seventy exceptional pieces from The Al Thani Collection, together with major works on loan from prestigious institutions and private collections. Famous historic Indian diamonds, spectacular precious objects and legendary pieces of jewellery are brought together to represent the evolution of taste and technique in India's jewelled arts over five centuries. From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas: Jewels from The Al Thani Collection also presents the major developments in Indian jewellery traditions, from the peak of 17th century Mughal imperial patronage through years of political chaos and colonisation from the 18th century onwards, to the age of the Durbar , great ceremonies that provided Indian sovereigns with a new setting in which to show off their jewels during the time of the British Raj.
Author | : Katherine Prior |
Publisher | : Mapin Publishing Pvt |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : |
With reference to India.
Author | : Anna M. F. Jackson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Art, Indic |
ISBN | : 9781851776474 |
The word 'maharaja' - literally 'great king' - conjures up a vision of splendour and magnificence. This book examines the real and perceived worlds of the maharaja from the early eighteenth century to 1947, when the Indian Princes ceded their territories into the modern states of India and Pakistan.
Author | : Abraham Eraly |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 1368 |
Release | : 2000-10-14 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9351181286 |
In December 1525, Zahir-Ud-Din Babur, Descended From Chengiz Khan And Timur Lenk, Crossed The Indus River Into The Punjab With A Modest Army And Some Cannon. At Panipat, Five Months Later He Fought The Most Important Battle Of His Life And Routed The Mammoth Army Of Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, The Afghan Ruler Of Hindustan. Mughal Rule In India Had Begun. It Was To Continue For Over Three Centuries, Shaping India For All Time. In This Monumental And Definitive Biography Of The Great Mughals, Abraham Eraly Reclaims The Right To Set Down History As A Chronicle Of Flesh-And-Blood People. Bringing To His Task The Objectivity Of A Master Scholar And The High Imagination Of A Master Story-Teller, He Recreates The Lives Of Babur, The Intrepid Pioneer; The Dreamer Humayun; Akbar, The Greatest And Most Enigmatic Of The Mughal Emperors; Jehangir And Shah Jahan, The Aesthetes; And The Dour And Determined Aurangzeb. Because Of Their Charisma And Leadership The Mughal Empire Survived And Grew Despite The Chaos And Contradictions It Carried Within Itself-The Tumult Of Unending Wars, The Baffling Opulence Of The Ruling Elite And The Desperate Misery Of The Masses, The Brutal Feuds In The Royal Families, As Also The Flowering Of Art And Culture. Without Ever Sacrificing Authenticity And Academic Accuracy, Eraly Has Written A Stirring And Vivid Account Of One Of The World S Greatest Empires That Will Be Savoured By The General Reader And The Serious Scholar Alike For Years To Come.
Author | : Annemarie Schimmel |
Publisher | : Reaktion Books |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781861891853 |
Annemarie Schimmel has written extensively on India, Islam and poetry. In this comprehensive study she presents an overview of the cultural, economic, militaristic and artistic attributes of the great Mughal Empire from 1526 to 1857.
Author | : Amin Jaffer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Affluent consumers |
ISBN | : 9788174363725 |
Based equally in the archives of firms such as Louis Vuitton, Boucheron, Chaumet and Hermès, and in palace and private collections, this book explores the role of maharajas in an age of high spending and fashion. It brings together original designs with surviving objects, exploring for the first time the creative dialogue between Indian princes and the skilled tradesmen who produced wonders for their delectation. Married to the objects themselves are the absorbing and often humourous accounts of how maharajas indulged their tastes with unparalleled extravagance and aplomb.
Author | : Manuel Keene |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9780500976081 |
Jewelry as an art form in Mughal India has probably never been surpassed by any other civilization in the history of the world.
Author | : Navina Najat Haidar |
Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2014-10-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0300208871 |
India's rich heritage of jeweled artistry is expressed in extravagant and opulent creations that range from ornaments for every part of the body to ceremonial court objects such as boxes, daggers, and thrones. Treasures from India presents more than sixty iconic works from the renowned Al-Thani collection, including pieces created for the imperial Mughals in the seventeenth century, others made for the nizams of Hyderabad and the maharajas of the Rajput courts from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, Indian-inspired jewelry fashioned by Cartier and other Western firms, and contemporary designs. The lucid text discusses the significance of these objects within the history of Indian jeweled arts, demonstrating how they stand among the highest expressions of Indian culture.