Cambridge: Harvard University Press, Date: 1987. First. hardcover. fine/very good(+). Illustrated in black and white with a color frontispiece. viii, 164 pages. Tall thin 8vo, tan cloth with a burgundy spine label, d.w. (light edgewear and small stain at front). Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987. Fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> 1987. Harvard University Press ISBN 0674221850 US

Harvard University Press, Date: 1987. Hard cover. Very good/Very good. Jacket spine and edges are sunned. Jacket is worn, especially along edges. Inside jacket is tanned. Spine is cracked but secure. Upper cover corners are bumped. Front and back end papers are tanned along hinges. Inside is clean and unmarked. 1987. Harvard University Press ISBN 0674221850 9780674221857 [US]

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press - Asia Society, Date: 1987 F/F. 4to. original cream cloth in dustwrapper; pp. xii (last blank), 164, with illustrations. A fine copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. F/F. 1987. Harvard University Press - Asia Society ISBN 0674221850 9780674221857 [AU]

Harvard University Press, Date: 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover book, neither ex-library nor marked as a remainder. Dust jacket has mild wear. Upper corners of boards and leaves are bumped. Binding is strong and all signatures are intact. Text block is free of markings and highlighting; no dog-ears or creased corners. 164 pp. with many photographs. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the minor miracles of art history is the extraordinary flowering of Indian painting that began in the mid-sixteenth century under the early Mughal emperors of Indian, notably Akbar the Great. Only in recent decades has the consummate artistry of early Mughal painting come to be widely appreciated in the West. Scholars have noted the innovations--departures from both Islamic and native Indian tradition--of the new, highly distinctive school of painting, among them natural history studies, a concern for portraiture, and the documentation of contemporary court events. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Milo Beach traces, with an abundance of captivating illustrations, the evolution of the Mughal style. While acknowledging the influence of Akbar's interests and changing tastes (related in turn to historical and biographical circumstances), he shows that many of the new tendencies were evident during the short reign of Akbar's father, the Emperor Humayun, whose role as patron of the arts is thereby reassessed. Beach also stresses the traditionalism of the ...

Harvard University Press, Date: 1987-12-01. Hardcover. Good. 1987. Harvard University Press ISBN 0674221850 9780674221857 [US]

Harvard University Press, Date: 1987. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1987. Harvard University Press ISBN 0674221850 9780674221857 [US]

Harvard University Press for the Asia Society, Date: 1987. First. Hardcover. Fine in dj. 4to, cloth. viii+164 pp, 92 b/w illustrations, bibliography, index. 1987. Harvard University Press for the Asia Society ISBN 0674221850 9780674221857 [US]

Harvard University Press, Date: 1987-12-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1987. Harvard University Press ISBN 0674221850 9780674221857 [US]