Author: Beach, Milo Cleveland with Ebba Koch
Title: King of the World: The Padshahnama, a Mughal Manuscript from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle
Description: London, Azimuth Editions, 1997. Hardcover. navy cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. 248 pp. 166 bw and color ills. glossy pictorial dustjacket w/ blue & gold spine printing. Tightly bound; this is the hardcover edition. Wonderfully illustrated. Catalogue from the exhibition held Jan. to Feb. 1997 at the National Museum of India and 6 other locations. Includes an explanation of the manuscript, list of events illustrated in the manuscript (by plate no.), an introductory essay, the 46 color plates, expertly annotated, an essay on The Padshahnama in Context, two additional essays, the catalogue, a chart of the Mughal Dynasty, a biographical listing, glossary of terms, concordance, list of figures, etc. VG/VG (scuffs, smudges to cloth boards; edge-wear to boards. bumping to spine ends & corners. small, light liquid splatter to upper textblock; does not appear to affect pgs, but there may be some light remnants. dustjacket has creasing to spine ends & corners; scuffs, scratches.) .

Keywords: Asian Art ; Mughal Manuscript, Indian Art ; ; Museum Exhibitions - Asian Art


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