[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Painting # Painting Calligraphy was always regarded as more important than painting at the court of the Muslim Mughals. Jahangir and Shah Jahan preserved examples of the work of the greatest Iranian and Mughal calligraphers in albums. Their artists added illumination between the lines, and ornate borders. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1600–1650 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-233-1921](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-233-1921) · Pramāṇa