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Romance of the Taj Mahal / Pratapaditya Pal ... [et al.].

Title
Romance of the Taj Mahal / Pratapaditya Pal ... [et al.].
Publication
London : Thames and Hudson ; Los Angeles, Calif. : Los Angeles County Museum of Art, c1989.

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Additional Authors
  • Asia Society.
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya
  • Toledo Museum of Art.
  • Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Description
256 p. : ill. (some col.); 26 cm.
Summary
Looks at the history of the Taj Mahal, explores other aspects of Shah Jahan's court, and discusses the artistry of the period.
Subject
  • Art, Mogul Empire > Exhibitions
  • Islamic art > India > Exhibitions
  • Shahjahan, Emperor of India, approximately 1592-1666 > Art patronage > Exhibitions
  • Taj Mahal (Agra, India) > Exhibitions
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs
Note
  • Exhibition organized by and held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Dec. 17, 1989-Mar. 11, 1990 ; also held at the Toledo Museum of Art, Apr. 28-Jun. 1990, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Aug. 23-Nov. 25, 1990 and the Asia Society, New York, Jan. 10-Mar. 17, 1991.
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 247-251.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Foreword -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Ruler of the world -- Mausoleum for an empress -- Artists for the emperor -- Jades, jewels, and objects d'art -- Fabrics, carpets, and costumes -- Romance of the Taj Mahal.
ISBN
0500235562
LCCN
^^^89050548^
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library