Peacock in the desert : the royal arts of Jodhpur, India / Karni Jasol ; with contributions by Peter Alford Andrews, Robert Elgood, Catherine Glynn, Karni Jasol, Angma D. Jhala, Shailka Mishra, and Giles Tillotson ; edited by Angma D. Jhala.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jasol, Karni Singh (Author)
Corporate Author: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Organizer, Host institution)
Other Authors: Andrews, Peter A. (Writer of added commentary)
Elgood, Robert (Writer of added commentary)
Glynn, Catherine Ann, 1946- (Writer of added commentary)
Jhala, Angma Dey, 1978- (Writer of added commentary, Editor)
Mishra, Shailka (Writer of added commentary)
Tillotson, G. H. R. (Giles Henry Rupert), 1960- (Writer of added commentary)
Language:English
Published: Houston : The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, [2018]
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Physical Description:295 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Marwar rulers
  • Maps of Indian subcontinent and Rajastan (circa 1900)
  • Rathores of Marwar-Jodphur / Karni Jasol and Shailka Mishra
  • Architecture and landscape in Marwar / Giles Tillotson
  • Imperial cosmopolitanism, royal patronage, and Zenana courts / Angma D. Jhala
  • Rathore warriors and their arms / Robert Elgood
  • The Lal Dera in the tradition of Indian tentage / Peter Alford Andrews
  • The painting tradition of Jodphur / Catherine Glynn
  • Catalogue of the exhibition. Tradition and continuity : the royal wedding procession; The Rathores of Marwar; Conquest and alliance : the Rathores and the Mughals; Zenana : Cross-cultural encounters; Durbar : the Rathore court ;The Raj.