Rajput Painting, Being an Account of the Hindu Paintings of Rajasthan and the Panjab Himalayas from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century v2.c19.555.1

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Wait, is there an English title? Let's check the first line of the body text: "The evening dance of Śiva. The gods on the golden" Wait, does it start with: "The evening dance of Śiva. The gods on the golden" "peaks of the Kailāsa, above the palace of Himālayas" Wait, let's look at line 1: "The evening dance of Śiva. The gods on the golden" Wait, the first word: "The evening dance of Śiva." is in italics or small caps or bold? Let's read line 1: "The evening dance of Śiva. The gods on the golden" Line 2: "peaks of the Kailāsa, above the palace of Himālayas" Wait, "palace of Himālayas"? Let's look closer: "above the palace of Himālayas" - wait, "palace"? Let's read: "a b o v e t h e" ... wait: "plains of the Himālayas"? Look at the letters: p - l - a - i - n - s : "plains of the Himālayas" ! Yes! "plains of the Himālayas assemble to a chorus of" Wait, let's read the end of line 2 / start of line 3: Line 2: "peaks of the Kailāsa, above the plains of the Himālayas" Line 3: "assemble to a chorus of Gandharvas and Kinnaras before" Wait, no: "... to a chorus of Gandharvas and Kinnaras before" Wait, what is before "to a chorus"? "Himālayas assemble to a chorus of Gandharvas and Kinnaras before" Line 4: "the Lord of the Devas. Amongst the heavenly orchestra" Line 5: "will be recognized Brahmā, Vishṇu, Indra, Kārttikeya," Line 6: "Sūrya, Gaṇeśa, also Nārada, and other ṛishis;