Peacock in the desert : the royal arts of Jodhpur, India / Karni Jasol ; with contributions by Peter Alford Andrews, Robert Elgood, Catherine Glynn, Karni Jasol, Angma D. Jhala, Shailka Mishra, and Giles Tillotson ; edited by Angma D. Jhala.
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 4-August 19, 2018; at the Seattle Art Museum, October 18, 2018-January 21, 2019; and at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, March 9-September 2, 2019. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Marwar rulers -- Maps of Indian subcontinent and Rajastan (circa 1900) -- Rathores of Marwar-Jodphur / Karni Jasol and Shailka Mishra -- Architecture and landscape in Marwar / Giles Tillotson -- Imperial cosmopolitanism, royal patronage, and Zenana courts / Angma D. Jhala -- Rathore warriors and their arms / Robert Elgood -- The Lal Dera in the tradition of Indian tentage / Peter Alford Andrews -- The painting tradition of Jodphur / Catherine Glynn -- Catalogue of the exhibition. Tradition and continuity : the royal wedding procession; The Rathores of Marwar; Conquest and alliance : the Rathores and the Mughals; Zenana : Cross-cultural encounters; Durbar : the Rathore court ;The Raj.
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