Early Mughal Painting
by Beach, Milo Cleveland
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0674221850
- ISBN 13
- 9780674221857
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About This Item
Harvard University Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover book, neither ex-library nor marked as a remainder. Dust jacket has mild wear. Upper corners of boards and leaves are bumped. Binding is strong and all signatures are intact. Text block is free of markings and highlighting; no dog-ears or creased corners. 164 pp. with many photographs. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />The book takes account of recently discovered material and reproduces for the first time important paintings from unpublished manuscripts and albums.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. Heavy books or multi-volume sets will require additional postage. Send me a message before purchase if you want a quote; otherwise, I will contact you after purchase with the final shipping price. Ships from USA.
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- grinninglion (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 430704
- Title
- Early Mughal Painting
- Author
- Beach, Milo Cleveland
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0674221850
- ISBN 13
- 9780674221857
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1987
- X weight
- 32 oz
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