Title & Author:

Maharaja : the splendour of India's royal courts / edited by Anna Jackson and Amin Jaffer ; with Deepika Ahlawat.

Publication:

London : V & A Pub. ; New York : Distributed in North America by Harry N. Abrams, 2009.

Description:

240 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 32 cm

Notes:
Published to accompany the exhibition Maharaja held at the V & A, 10th Oct. 2009-17th Jan. 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Maharaja Jai Singh II of Amber, Raja Serfoji of Tanjore / Anna Jackson and Amin Jaffer -- Kingship in India : Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Punjab, Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi / Barbara N. Ramusack -- The power of public splendour : Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda, Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner / Joanne Punzo Waghorne -- Palace life : Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala, Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV of Mysore / Ramya Sreenivasan -- Patronage at court : Maharana Fateh Singh of Mewar, Maharaja Ranjitsinhji of Nawanagar / Rosemary Crill -- Palaces and the politics of style : Nizam Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah of Hyderabad, Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar II of Indore / Giles Tillotson -- Indian princes and the west / Amin Jaffer.

Summary:

The word 'maharaja' - literally 'great king' - conjures up a vision of splendour and magnificence. This book examines the real and perceived worlds of the maharaja from the early eighteenth century to 1947, when the Indian Princes ceded their territories into the modern states of India and Pakistan.

ISBN:

9781851775736 (hbk.)
1851775730 (hbk.)
9781851776474 (pbk.)
1851776478 (pbk.)
9781851776467 (paperback)
185177646X (paperback)

Subject:

Art, Indic Exhibitions.
Art de l'Inde Expositions.
Art, Indic
Civilization
Kings and rulers
Manners and customs
Maharadscha
Sachkultur
maharadjah Inde 18e s. 20e s. (milieu) catalogue d'exposition.
cour (monarchie) culture vie politique Inde 18e s. 20e s. (milieu) catalogue d'exposition.
Indisk konst utställningskataloger.
India Kings and rulers Exhibitions.
India Civilization Exhibitions.
India Social life and customs Exhibitions.
Inde Civilisation Expositions.
Inde Mœurs et coutumes Expositions.
India
Indien
Indien kungar och härskare utställningskataloger.
Indien historia utställningskataloger.
1700-1949

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Jackson, Anna (Anna M. F.), editor.
Jaffer, Amin, editor.
Victoria and Albert Museum.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 266213
Call No.: BIB 197870
Status: Available