Customer Review: If you can't see this exhibit, this catalog is the next best thing. The photographs in this book glow almost as brilliantly as do the Mughal items in the exhibit at Houston's Museum of Fine Art. The only, more amazing exhibit that I've seen was at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. Like at Topkapi, this... more info
Customer Review: Few interesting things that I learnt from reading this book: The beautiful marble work in Tajmahal, which looks like a painting to a layman is 'Pietre Dura'. Islam forbade depiction of humans and animals in architecture design. This makes us see why there is not much of structures with... more info
Customer Review: This book was dissapointing for me. I thought there would be a little more text first of all! The graphics start off beautiful..of gods/goddesses, beautiful imagery of a cow, then 1/3 way into this book, the pictures turn into straight up old fireworks ads(by the apparenlty only co. that sold them?)... more info
Customer Review: About the Book :
The present work, in two volumes, deals with the different facets of Indian history, society and culture. The study emphasizes the Indian land and its people in the context of the human race as a whole. Aspects of economic history, legal institutional history, intellectual... more info
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