Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700 : opulence and fantasy / Navina Najat Haidar and Marika Sardar ;...
Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700 : opulence and fantasy / Navina Najat Haidar and Marika Sardar ;...
Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700 : opulence and fantasy / Navina Najat Haidar and Marika Sardar ; with contributions by John Robert Alderman [and 14 others].
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Publisher
New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2015]
Call Numbers
GQ 2015/785
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xi, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The Deccan: a golden age -- A history of the Deccan, 1500-1700 / Richard M. Eaton -- The art of the Deccan courts / Navina Najat Haidar -- The Bahmanis and their artistic legacy / Marika Sardar -- Ahmadnagar and Berar -- Bijapur -- The art of Abri: marbled album leaves, drawings, and paintings of th...
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Publisher
New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2015]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2015]
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Summary
"In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Deccan plateau of south-central India was home to a series of important, highly cultured Muslim kingdoms and was a nexus of international trade. Invigorated by cultural connections to Iran, Turkey, East Africa, and Europe, Deccani art is celebrated for its unmistakable, otherworldly character: in painting, a poe...
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Full title
Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700 : opulence and fantasy / Navina Najat Haidar and Marika Sardar ; with contributions by John Robert Alderman [and 14 others].
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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General note
"This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition "Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700: Opulence and Fantasy," on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from April 20 through July 26, 2015"--Colophon.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-361) and index.
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©2015.
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Call Numbers
GQ 2015/785
Record Identifier
74VK73XXKzJX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK73XXKzJX
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ISBN
0300211104 (Yale University Press)
9781588395665 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
1588395669 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
9780300211108 (Yale University Press)
DDC
709.5480747471
MMS ID
991022810909702626
