[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911) › c18.104 # A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c18.104 A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c18.104 - **Language:** English ### [c18.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c18.104) The author then proceeds to give merely as current gossip (\*fama velocissima\*) the story of Geronimo Veroneo’s supposed interview with Shahjahān. The positive assertion quoted above seems to be made of his own knowledge, and not as hearsay.¹ I attach little importance to the hearsay gossip, but much to the categorical allegation of fact. - [Previous: c18.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c18.103) - [Next: c18.105](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c18.105) - [Up: c18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c18.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c18.104) · Pramāṇa