Author
McBurney, Nicholas, author
Publication Date
2014
Publication Place
London -
Bernard Quaritch Ltd.
Subject
Skinner, James, 1778-1841. Skinner, James, 1778-1841. Tazkirit al-umara. Skinner, James, 1778-1841. Nobility > Mogul Empire > Pictorial works > Facsimiles. Manuscripts, Persian > Facsimiles. Manuscripts, Persian. Nobility. India > Mogul Empire.
Type
Book
Language
eng,fas
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
2 volumes : colour illustrations, colour facsimiles ; 30 cm
Library
Yale University
Record ID
99165932693408651
Date
2014
Notes
Title from folding case. Preface signed: N.G. McBurney. "A catalogue of the 1836 manuscript of James Skinner's Tazkirat al-umarā, which describes the Sikh, Muslim, and Hindu ruling families of Northern India. This Tazkira is the last of the three illustrated copies commissioned by Skinner. It contains an account of the rulers of Bharatpur and an illustration of the adolescent Maharaja Balwant Singh which appear in neither of the copies held by the Chester Beatty Library and British Library"--Bernard Quaritch website. Text: v pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 25 pages, 4 unnumbered pages; Illustrations: 4 unnumbered pages, 39 leaves of plates, 2 unnumbered pages. "Seventy-five numbered copies of the catalogue are offered for sale"--Bernard Quaritch website. The 39 plates, with captions in Persian, have descriptive text on versos in English and Persian.
Kataloğa Eklendi
March 22, 2023
Diğer Sorumlular
Bernard Quaritch (Firm), publisher
Bibliyografya
Includes bibliographical references.
İçindekiler
Text. A catalog : the 1836 Tazkirat al-umarā of Colonel James Skinner Illustrations. The 39 paintings contained within the 1836 Tazkirat al-umarā of Colonel James Skinner.
Varyant ve İlgili Başlıklar
Text volume has title: 1836 Tazkirat al-umarā of Colonel Skinner : a catalogue Plate volume has title: 39 paintings contained within the 1836 Tazkirat al-umarā of Colonel Skinner
