| ISBN |
0883971534 (softcover) |
| 0883971542 (hardcover) |
| Author |
Wright, Elaine Julia |
| Title |
Muraqqa’ : imperial Mughal albums from the Chester Beatty Library / by Elaine Wright ... [et al.] |
| Publisher |
Alexandria, VA : Art Services International, 2008 |
| Physical desc. |
xxvii, [1], 500 p. ; ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm. (softcover) ; 32 cm. (hardcover) |
| Note |
Catalogue of an exhibition, "Muraqqa’: Imperial Mughal albums from the Chester Beatty Library," held in the following venues: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (3 May-3 August 2008); Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan (23 August-16 November 2008); Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawai'i (6 December 2008-1 March 2009); Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri (21 March-14 June 2009); Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado (4 July-21 September 2009). Organized and circulated by Arts Services International. |
| CBL illustrations throughout |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 478-489) and index |
| Contents |
Director's foreword / Michael Ryan. -- Preface / Elaine Wright. -- Pt. 1: Prelude to the albums: Imperial splendour: the Mughal library of Sir Alfred Chester Beatty / Charles Horton. -- The Mughals / Elaine Wright. -- Manuscripts and the Imperial Mughal library / Elaine Wright. -- Pt. 2: The albums: An introduction to the albums of Jahangir and Shah Jahan / Elaine Wright. -- The Salim Album, c. 1600-1605 / Elaine Wright. -- Salim's Shikarnama, c. 1600-1605 / Elaine Wright. -- The Gulshan Album, c. 1600-1618 / Susan Stronge. -- The Minto Album and its decoration, c. 1612-1640 / Susan Stronge. -- The Late Shah Jahan Album, c. 1650-1658 / Elaine Wright. -- The Nasir al-Din Shah Album, c. 1627-1645 / Elaine Wright. -- Pt. 3: Exploring the albums further: Calligraphy in the albums / Wheeler M. Thackston. -- Mughal portraiture and drawing / Elaine Wright. -- Textiles, dress, and attire as depicted in the albums / Steven Cohen. -- Decorative arts in Mughal painting / Susan Stronge. -- The use of gold in Mughal painting / Rachael Smith, with contributions by Jessica Baldwin. -- Pt. 4: The catalogue. -- Pt. 5: Appendices and concordances. |
| Corporate name |
Chester Beatty Library -- Exhibitions |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Catalogs |
| Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 03 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 05 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 06 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 07 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 11 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 20 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 34 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 41 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 43 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 44 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 50 |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mogul -- India -- Exhibitions -- 17th century -- Exhibitions |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Islamic India -- Exhibitions |
| Miniature painting, Mogul -- India -- Exhibitions -- 17th century -- Exhibitions |
| Miniature painting, Islamic India -- Exhibitions |
| Calligraphy, Mogul -- India -- Exhibitions -- 17th century -- Exhibitions |
| Islamic calligraphy -- India -- Exhibitions |
| Art, Mogul Exhibitions |
| Manuscripts, Islamic -- Ireland -- Dublin -- Exhibitions |
| Mogul Empire -- Exhibitions |
| Added name(s) |
Stronge, Susan |
| Thackston, W. M. (Wheeler McIntosh) 1944- |
| Cohen, Steven |
| Horton, Charles |
| Smith, Rachael |
| Baldwin, Jessica |
| Added name(s) - Corporate |
Art Services International |
