This book deals with Indian miniatures, those delightful works of art - chiefly book illustrations and portraits - which came into being under the patronage of the great Mughal emperors, and which form such a rich contribution to the culture of the East.
The author deals in particular with the miniatures of the 17 th century, showing how the Mughal miniature developed its own set of rules governing style, rules which were quite different from those that applied in other branches of Indian or I...