For centuries in the Islamic world, books have been treasured as precious objects worthy of royal admiration. This was especially true for India’s Mughal emperors, who reigned over a vast and wealthy ...

India’s Mughal emperors, who reigned over a vast and wealthy empire that extended over most of the South Asian subcontinent between the 16th and 19th centuries, were passionate about lavish ...

Time hasn't been kind to that artistic accomplishment. Of the tens of thousands of pages of exquisite calligraphy and illumination produced under Akbar, perhaps only 5 percent still exist, thanks to ...

A book of illustrations painted in the 1840s captures the Indian capital, Delhi, in all its glory shortly before the 19th Century's biggest anti-colonial revolt - and the British bombardment, looting ...

During Asok’s academic journey, he encountered some rare Mughal miniature collections, as far flung as Iran, Ireland and Russia. “I became interested in how Mughal painting developed and changed under ...

Sight 11 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (29.2 x 18.4 cm.), Overall 18 1/2 x 13 in. (47 x 33 cm.) ...

India’s leading expert in Mughal miniature paintings, who began his career as a keeper at Kolkata’s Indian Museum 60 years ago is being felicitated on July 13 by the University of London for his ...