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Asia Society Galleries, distributed by Sotheby Publications, Published 1985. Wraps, 162, [4] pp; 32 cm; illustrated throughout with numerous color and black-and-white reproductions including Mughal miniatures, manuscripts, carpets, metalwork, and architectural photographs of Fatehpur-Sikri, plus a map of Mughal India and Timurid Central Asia and a plan of Fatehpur-Sikri. Printed in Japan.
In Very Good condition. Glossy blue pictorial paper covers show light bumping and a hint of creasing along two edges and corners, with mild shelf wear. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. A San Diego Museum of Art Museum Store price sticker affixed to the lower right of the back cover.Catalogue of the 1985-86 traveling exhibition organized by The Asia Society Galleries in celebration of the Festival of India, with subsequent venues at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum (Harvard) and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curated by Michael Brand (Rhode Island School of Design) and Glenn D. Lowry (Freer Gallery of Art), the catalogue documents the art and architecture of Akbar's reign (1556-1605), with a focus on Fatehpur-Sikri (the Mughal City of Victory), the imperial library (Kitabkhana), and the imperial workshops (Karkhanas). Drawn from collections including the British Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Chester Beatty Library, Cleveland Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, National Gallery of Art Washington, and others.Contents: Lenders to the Exhibition; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Map of Mughal India and Timurid Central Asia; Introduction; Chapter I, Akbar and the Formation of Mughal Art; Chapter II, Fatehpur-Sikri: Akbar's City of Victory (with Plan of Fatehpur-Sikri); Chapter III, The Kitabkhana: the Imperial Library; Chapter IV, The Kitabkhana as a Center of Collection; Chapter V, The Karkhanas: the Imperial Workshops; Chapter VI, Akbar and the Power of Images; Notes; Catalogue; Chronology; Bibliography; Index.