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03584aam a2200421 i 4500 001 316A6828E67F11EE94C7D61345ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240320010038 008 221012t20232023enka b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0500978646 020 $a 9780500978641 035 $a (OCoLC)1347214366 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d ERASA $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d TOH $d OCLCO $d FNE $d OCLCL $d YDX $d OCLCO $d NZAUC $d SILO 043 $a a-ii--- 050 4 $a NK7376.A1 $b K36 2023 082 04 $a 739.270954 $2 23 100 1 $a Kaoukji, Salam, $e editor. $e editor. 245 10 $a Adornment and splendour : $b jewels of the Indian courts / $c Salam Kaoukji. 264 1 $a London ; $b Thames & Hudson Ltd, $c 2023. 300 $a 416 pages : $b colour illustrations ; $c 29 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 8 $a This is the definitive catalogue of an unparalleled collection of Indian jewelry and jewelled luxury objects made at the height of the Mughal empire and Deccan sultanates in the 16th and 17th centuries. The collection, widely regarded as one of the finest in the world, was assembled by Sheikh Nasser and Sheikha Hussa al-Sabah for The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, and reveals the beauty, sophistication and diversity of Indian jewelled arts.0 0 The Indian subcontinent is naturally rich in gems. From ancient times master jewellers developed a wide array of unique techniques and made it home to the most sophisticated jewels on earth. Exotic birds and animals, flowers, trees and mythological scenes rendered in precious gemstones, gold and enamel demonstrate these artists? prodigious imagination and skill. They produced not only an unmatched range of jewelry to adorn the body but also ritual and household items of astonishing refinement and luxury, as well as extravagantly large engraved gemstones to serve as symbols of their princely patrons? royal power ? including a spinel of nearly 250 carats believed to be the legendary Timur Ruby.0 0 This volume includes not only the finest and most valuable pieces in the collection ? some familiar to connoisseurs, others published here for the first time ? but also many previously unknown types that extend our understanding of artistic output in the region. With specially commissioned photography giving unprecedented new views of more than 300 jewelled objects, this is a publication of historic importance and beauty, for all lovers of jewelry, the arts of India and of the Islamic world. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Historical overview: Islamic rule in the Indian subcontinent -- Inscriptions on royal gemstones -- Masterpieces of the lapidary arts -- Variety in forms and settings -- Artistic efflorescence in the art of enamelling -- Abstract and natural forms in carved vessels -- Courtly traditions of luxury. 650 0 $a Jewelry $z India $x History $y 16th century $v Catalogs. 650 0 $a Jewelry $z India $x History $y 17th century $v Catalogs. 650 0 $a Jewelry $z India $x History $y 17th century. 650 0 $a Jewelry $z India $x History $y 16th century. 650 6 $a Bijoux $z Inde $x Histoire $y 17e siecle. 650 6 $a Bijoux $z Inde $x Histoire $y 16e siecle. 650 7 $a DESIGN / Decorative Arts. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Jewelry $2 fast 651 7 $a India $2 fast $1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmdx47cDXrRhBXHtbvPwC 648 7 $a 1500-1699 $2 fast 655 7 $a History $2 fast 710 2 $a Majmuat al-SÄabahÄ (Kuwait, Kuwait) 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240320010502.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=316A6828E67F11EE94C7D61345ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search