INDISCHE MINIATUREM, BERLIN, 1937, WITH AN INTRODUCTION OF ...

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INDISCHE
MINIATUREM, BERLIN, 1937,
WITH AN INTRODUCTION OF ERNST KUHNEL, WITH A PUBLISHER’S NOTE IN 1937
A compilation of 19 high-quality reproductions of the miniatures, along with descriptive texts that explain the significance and background of each piece; with an introduction by Ernst Kühnel, a renowned art historian specialising in Islamic and Indian art; including: The Prince and the Fakir -- Emperor Djahangir at the festival prayer -- Audience with Emperor Djahangir -- Portrait of Radjah Birbal -- Taming of an elephant -- Imperial hunting hawk -- Blackbuck -- Prince Dara Shikoh on a court elephant -- Festive entry of Prince Darah Shikoh -- Portrait of General Sha'isteh Khan -- Mughal princess on the river terrace -- Mughal ladies on the garden terrace -- Evening on the harem terrace -- Portrait of a Mughal lady -- The talking tree -- The miraculous bird Garuda -- The cock's crow -- "Todi Ragini" -- The miraculous flute playing, one half-bounded with leather and marbled papers (ex-libris reading The Library of Gregory Bilotto- Hagia Sophia), the other bound in cardboard with a black cartouche and the title gilt-stamped, some damage to the cardboard 24,5 X 18 cm