ISBN |
0295751096 (hardcover) |
9780295751092 (hardcover) |
Author |
Rice, Yael |
Title |
The brush of insight : artists and agency at the Mughal court / Yael Rice |
Publisher |
Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2023 |
Physical desc. |
ix, 258 pages ; illustrations (chiefly colour), colour map ; 27 cm. |
Note |
CB illustrations: p. 29, fig. 1.3 (In 07A.14); p. 29, fig. 1.4 (In 07A.5); p. [41], fig. 1.11 (In 07A.15); p. [100], fig. 3.2 (In 03.245); p. [128], fig. 3.22 (In 44.2). |
Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-245) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Inner visions: fragments from the unseen world -- Workshop and empire: the invention of the Mughal painter -- Forms of knowledge: the emperor's body and the artist's brush -- World in a book: performance, creation, and the royal album -- Epilogue: from copy to trace. |
Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 03 |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 07A |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 44 |
Painting, Mogul Empire -- Themes, motives |
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mogul Empire -- Themes, motives |
Painters -- Mogul Empire -- Social conditions |
Kings and rulers in art |
Mogul Empire -- Court and courtiers |