World Art

The manuscripts which appear in this book come from all corners of India from the most important public and private collections and span a period of almost two millenia of Indian cultural history.

This study focuses on a particular manuscript of the work produced in the late 1440s for the Timurid Muhammad Juki, seventh son of Shah Rukh, regarded by some as the finest surviving Persian illustrat

Each work is fully illustrated and most of these works have not been previously published. The book also includes short background essays describing aspects of Indian life related to the works.

The book presents a decade-long perspective on contemporary visual practices in India, with stunning visuals and insightful essays by leading intellectuals in the field.

A wide range of artistic production is covered: panels from altarpieces large and small, devotional pictures, mythological allegories, royal and burgher portraits, painted in most major centres from S

Ornamental forms in India are echoed from the walls of temples to the jewelry that drapes bodies to the surfaces of the jewelry itself.