Taj Mahal : the illumined tomb : an anthology of seventeenth-century Mughal and European documentary sources / compiled and translated by W.E. Begley and Z.A. Desai.

Title & Author:

Taj Mahal : the illumined tomb : an anthology of seventeenth-century Mughal and European documentary sources / compiled and translated by W.E. Begley and Z.A. Desai.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture ; Seattle, Wash. : Distributed by the University of Washington Press, 1989.

Description:

liv, 320 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-320).
The Taj Mahal in Mughal histories -- The Taj Mahal in Mughal documents -- The inscriptions on the Taj Mahal -- The calligrapher Amanat Khan -- The architect of the Taj Mahal and supervisors of construction -- The Taj Mahal in seventeenth-century European sources.

ISBN:

029596944X (hard)
9780295969442 (hard)
0295969458 (pbk.)
9780295969459 (pbk.)

Subject:

Taj Mahal (Agra, India) History Sources.
Civilization, Modern 17th century Sources.
Tāj Mahal (Āgra, Inde) Histoire Sources.
Civilisation 17e siècle Sources.
Civilization, Modern.
Taj Mahal (Agra, India)
Islamic architecture India.
Sepulchral monuments India.
Architecture Inde Agra.
Tadsch Mahal
Agra (Inde) Tāj Mahal.
Agra Tadsch Mahal.
Civilization, Modern Sources 17th century

Form/genre:

Quelle.
History.
Sources.

Added entries:

Begley, W. E. (Wayne Edison), 1937-
Desai, Ziyaud-Din A., 1925-2002.
Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 55626
Call No.: ID:90-B4089
Status: Available

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