| ISBN |
0300211104 (hbk.) |
| 9780300211108 (hbk.) |
| Author |
Haidar, Navina Najat |
| Title |
Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700 : opulence and fantasy / Navina Najat Haidar and Marika Sardar ; with contributions by John Robert Alderman [and 14 others] |
| Publisher |
New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015 |
| Physical desc. |
[xii], 368 p. ; col. ill., col. maps ; 30 cm. |
| Note |
Published in conjunction with the exhibition, Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700: opulence and fantasy, held 20 April-26 July 2015, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. |
| CBL illustrations: p. 6, fig. 2 (In 02, f. 27v); p. 20, fig. 12 (detail of In 11A.31); p. [75], cat. 21 (In 07A.15); p. 84, fig. 45 (In 02, f. 255r); p. [85], cat. 22 (In 02, f. 191r); p. [99], cat. 30 (In 11A.31); p. 202, cat. 96 (In 30 [frontispiece]); p. 210, cat. 104 (Per 225, f. 13v); p. 211, cat. 104 (detail of Per 225, f. 6v); p. 249, cat. 143 (In 66.1). |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (p.351-361) and index. |
| Contents |
The Deccan: a golden age. A history of the Deccan, 1500-1700 / Richard M. Eaton -- The art of the Deccan courts / Navina Najat Haidar -- The Bahmanis and their artistic legacy / Marika Sardar -- Catalogue 1-6 -- Ahmadnagar and Berar -- Catalogue 7-21 -- Bijapur -- Catalogue 22-71 -- The art of abri: marbled album leaves, drawings, and paintings of the Deccan / Jake Benson -- Catalogue 72-80 -- Bidar -- Bidri ware / John Rober Alderman -- Catalogue 81-95 -- Golconda -- Catalogue 96-151 -- Inscribed sacred vessels / Abdullah Ghouchani, Marika Sardar, and Navina Najat Haidar -- Catalogue 152-159 -- The courtly tradition of kalamkaris / Marika Sardar -- Catalogue 160-165 -- Drawn to the Deccan: Mughals and Europeans in the Deccan. The Mughals in the Deccan / Terence McInerney -- Burhanpur and Aurangabad / Marika Sardar -- Catalogue 166-183 -- Europeans in the Deccan / Sanjay Subrahmanyam -- Catalogue 184-196 -- Diamonds of the Deccan / Navina Najat Haidar -- Catalogue 197-207 -- Epilogue: Hyderabad under the Asaf Jahi Nizams / William Dalrymple -- Appendix: Excerpts from the Tarikh-i Muhammad Qutb Shah / Maryam Ekhtiar. |
| Corporate name |
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Exhibitions |
| Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 02 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 07A |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 11A |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 30 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 66 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Per 225 |
| Art, Indic -- India -- Deccan -- 16th century -- Exhibitions |
| Art, Indic -- India -- Deccan -- 17th century -- Exhibitions |
| Deccan (India) -- Civilization -- Exhibitions |
| Added name(s) |
Sardar, Marika |
| Added name(s) - Corporate |
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) |
