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The intelligence of tradition in Rajput court painting / by Aitken, Molly Emma

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the intelligence of tradition -- Structures of desire: an introduction to the court paintings of Rajasthan -- Interpreting style -- The formalities: form and function in Mewar portraiture -- Repetition and response: the case of Layla and Majnun -- Chokha's shringara (amorous) style: the painter as interpreter of his tradition -- Conclusion: the lives of Rajput pictorial forms from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century.…”
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Indian painting : from cave temples to the colonial period by Cummins, Joan, 1965-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Better world -- 1: Indian painting before the creation of the Mughal Atelier -- 2: Manuscript painting under the Mughal emperors -- 3: Manuscript painting in the Deccan -- 4: Introduction to Rajput manuscript painting -- 5: Manuscript painting in Rajasthan and adjacent areas -- 6: Manuscript painting in the Punjab Hills -- Epilogue: Manuscript painting in the colonial period -- Appendix: Techniques and materials of Indian manuscript painting -- Map of India -- Notes -- Glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Suggested reading -- Index.…”
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