A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c15.s5.55
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c15.s5.55
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c15.s5.55
Probably the best example of modern book illustration in the Indo-Persian style is the manuscript *Gulistān* of the Alwar Library prepared for Mahārāja Bannī Singh (1824–57), an ardent art collector and liberal patron. The pictures have been sumptuously reproduced under Col. Hendley's direction in *Ulwar and its Art Treasures* (Griggs, 1888). The text of the manuscript was written by Āgā Mīrzā of Delhi in the course of twelve years; the beautiful borders were designed and painted by Nathū Shah and Kari Abdul Rahmān of Delhi, and the illustrations