| ISBN |
2711863727 (hbk.) |
| 9782711863723 (hbk.) |
| Title |
From the great Mughals to the maharajas : jewels from the Al-Thani collection / edited by Amin Jaffer, Amina Taha-Hussein Okada |
| Publisher |
Paris : Réunion des Musées Nationaux - Grand Palais, 2017 |
| Physical desc. |
397 p. ; ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Note |
Published to accompany the exhibition, From the great Mughals to the maharajas: jewels from the Al-Thani collection, held 29 March - 5 June 2017, at the Salon d'Honneur, Grand Palais, Paris. |
| CBL illustrations: p. 49, fig. 9 (In 07A.10a). |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-390) and index. |
| Contents |
A jewelled quest / Amin Jaffer -- 'The treasury of the world': the gems and jewels of the great Mughals / Amina Taha-Hussein Okada -- Jade and hardstones in the time of the great Mughals: memory, pomp and power / Sophie Makariou -- Objects in gold and enamel / Michael Spink -- Tropes of kingship / Pramod Kumar KG -- India, Cartier and grand European jewellers: a love affair between extravagance and simplicity / Laure Dalon & Laurent Salomé -- Contemporary jewellery: Indian inspiration / Vivienne Becker. |
| Person as subject |
Al-Thani, Hamad bin Abdullah -- Sheikh -- Art collections -- Exhibitions |
| Corporate name |
Grand Palais (Paris, France) -- Exhibitions |
| Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 07A |
| Jewelry -- Mogul Empire -- Exhibitions |
| Jewelry -- India -- Exhibitions |
| Jewelry in art -- Exhibitions |
| Gems -- India -- Exhibitions |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mogul -- Themes, motives |
| Added name(s) |
Jaffer, Amin |
| Okada, Amina |
| Added name(s) - Corporate |
Grand Palais (Paris, France) |
