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Arts of India 1550-1900

by John Guy, Deborah Swallow

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Arts of India provides a lively introduction to the artefacts produced around the Indian courts for the wealthy bourgeoisie and for trade. Separate sections cover the arts of pre-Mughal India, the Mughals, the Deccans, the Rajputs, the Europeans in India, Indian provincial courts after 1750 and the Great Exhibitions and their influence.

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Genres: Nonfiction, Art & Design, History, Tween
DDC/MDS: 709.54 — Arts & recreation Arts History, geographic treatment, biography Asia Indian Subcontinent
LCC: N7301 — Fine Arts Visual arts History
BISAC: ART ART General

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Published: 1990
Genres: Nonfiction, Art & Design, History, Tween
DDC/MDS: 709.54
LCC: N7301

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