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Treasury of the World: Jeweled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals | 
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| Authors: Manuel Keene, Salam Kaoukji
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 761706
Media: Paperback
Pages: 160
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0500976082
Dewey Decimal Number: 739.27095074
EAN: 9780500976081
ASIN: 0500976082
Publication Date: May 2001
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Condition: ex-library, library stamp on 1st inside page, stickers on edge, front, and back cover. Interior pages very good, minor bends on edges, some scratches and bends on page edges.
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Book Description
Jewelry as an art form in Mughal India has probably never been surpassed by any other civilization in the history of the world. This full-color presentation of its fabulously varied achievements, with over 300 specially taken photographs, accompanies the major international exhibition of the same title. The pieces range from rings, necklaces, and other body ornaments to astonishingly detailed jeweled work on objects as diverse as boxes, flasks, bowls, and daggers. They are presented and analyzed here in themes ranging from creative variations in stone settings, precious-metal inlay in hardstones, and minutely detailed relief decoration in hammered metals to engraved gold-backed jewels, enameling, gold-embellished steel, relief-carved ornament, and inscribed royal gemstones. The result is a visual feast of almost unbelievable richness, gathered together in this book for the first time. Over 300 color illustrations.
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Treasury of the World October 16, 2002
Christine Saalbach (San Antonio TX)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you can't see this exhibit, this catalog is the next best thing. The photographs in this book glow almost as brilliantly as do the Mughal items in the exhibit at Houston's Museum of Fine Art. The only, more amazing exhibit that I've seen was at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. Like at Topkapi, this Mughal exhibit features the dazzling glitter of thousands of gemstones set in gold, overwhelming me to the point of gaping at each item. I spent so much time studying the items themselves that I took scant notice of the exhibit's cards. This book provides the leisure to study the story behind the artistry. Little wonder that metal and gemstone workers were prized by Mughal rulers who enjoyed lavish gift exchanges. My friend took a look through the catalog and made a beeline to Houston to see the exhibit for herself. I'm sure that this catalog will inspire you, as well.
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