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020			_a9781838510367 (hbk.) : _c£40.00
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072		7	_aHIS _2ukslc
245	0	4	_aThe great Mughals : _bart, architecture and opulence / _cedited by Susan Stronge.
264		1	_aLondon : _bV&A Publishing, _c[2024]
264		4	_c©2024
300			_a304 pages : _billustrations (black and white, and colour), map (colour) ; _c30 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _2rdacontent
336			_acartographic image _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
500			_aPublished to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, from 9th November 2024.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520	8		_a'The Great Mughals' presents the opulent, internationalist culture of Mughal Hindustan in the age of its greatest emperors: Akbar (r. 1556-1605), Jahangir (r. 1605-27) and Shah Jahan (r. 1628-58). Providing a compelling new narrative to describe the origins of Mughal art, it explores how a huge Iranian influence permeated the sophisticated craft traditions of the Indian subcontinent to create a distinctively Mughal court are included, from contemporary portraits to jeweled gold vessels and carpets. In chapters that conjure the unique dynamics of each reign, essays with historical sweep combine with texts focused on important objects to tell unexpected stories about a dynasty perhaps best known for commissioning the Taj Mahal.
650		0	_aArt, Mughal Empire _vExhibitions.
650		0	_aArchitecture, Mughal Empire _vExhibitions.
650		7	_aHistory.
651		0	_aMughal Empire _xCivilization _vExhibitions.
700	1		_aStronge, Susan, _eeditor.
710	2		_aVictoria and Albert Museum, _ehost institution.
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