A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c19.s5.7
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c19.s5.7
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Shahjahān (1627–58) wholly abandoned mosaic in favour of *pietra dura*, which probably he learned to admire while residing in the Jagmandir palace at Udaipur before his accession. The decoration is applied so lavishly in the Tāj and the palaces of Agra and Delhi that volumes might be filled with reproductions of the designs, which are familiar to most people from modern copies. One plate will be enough to show their character (Plate CVII). They are remarkable for their restraint and good taste, and are superior to the similar work in the Delhi palace.