Main entry:

Schimmel, Annemarie, 1922-2003, author.

Title & Author:

The empire of the great Mughals : history, art and culture / Annemarie Schimmel ; translated by Corinne Attwood ; edited by Burzine K. Waghmar ; with a foreword by Francis Robinson.

Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2004.

Description:

352 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:
"This edition is published with the assistance of the Al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-342) and index.
Map of the Mughal Empire -- The Mughal dynasty -- Prologue -- Historical introduction -- At court -- The empire -- Religion -- Women at court -- The imperial household and housekeeping -- The life of a Mirza -- Languages and literature -- The arts -- Epilogue -- Glossary.
Translated from the German.

Summary:

Annemarie Schimmel has written extensively on India, Islam and poetry. In this comprehensive study she presents an overview of the cultural, economic, militaristic and artistic attributes of the great Mughal Empire from 1526 to 1857.

ISBN:

1861891857
9781861891853
9781861892515 (pbk.)
1861892519 (pbk.)

Subject:

Art, Mughal Empire.
Art moghol.
Civilization
Mughal Empire.
Mughal Empire Civilization.
Empire moghol.
India Mogul Empire
Mongoolse rijk.
Mogul Empire Civilization

Added entries:

Attwood, Corinne, translator.
Waghmar, Burzine K., editor.
Robinson, Francis, writer of foreword.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 242662
Call No.: BIB 172467
Status: Available