The Illustrated Baburnama

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-17705-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 468 Seiten, Format (B × H): 185 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1010 g

This book presents the Persian Baburnama, a key primary source and the earliest record of Babur‘s memoirs. The authoritative translation uses paintings from the original work and draws on contemporary texts of the period to delve into the history of the legendary Mughal ruler. It provides a fresh treatment to the source material and highlights vivi

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Verma, Som Prakash

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunststile Asiatische Kunst
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Völkerwanderung und Mittelalter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. Figures. Introduction. Part I. Catalogue: Illustrations. Historical Notes and an Appraisal of Art Part II. Depictions of Natural History. Part III Interpreting Similar Themes in Related Manuscripts. Sixteenth-century Manuscript-painting Appendices

Über Autor(innen)

Som Prakash Verma taught at the Centre of Advanced Study, Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University and was Tagore National Fellow (201-2). At present, he is Senior Academic Fellow at the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. He is also a practising artist and a recipient of two awards from the Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta (1981) and Indian Academy of Fine Arts, Amritsar (1982).