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Splendors of Punjab heritage : art from the Khanuja family collection
Title
Splendors of Punjab heritage : art from the Khanuja family collection / with essays by Dr. Parvinderjit Singh Khanuja ; edited with an introduction by Dr. Paul Michael Taylor.
ISBN
9789392130168
9392130163
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New Delhi, India : Lustre Press/Roli Books, 2022.
Physical Description
431 pages, 1 unnumbered page : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Notes
"Sikhmuseum.org in association with Asian Cultural History Program, Smithsonian Institution."
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 07, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 430-431).
Contents
Preface and acknowledgments
Introduction / Dr. Paul Michael Taylor
One and the same light: gurus in Sikhism
Gurdwaras: spiritual and temporal abodes of authority
The fight for degh, tegh, and fateh: Banda Singh Bahadur and the misls
Building a Sikh empire: the life times of times of Ranjit Singh
Encounters with the colonial: the post-Ranjit Singh years
The making of a martial race: military traditions in Sikhism
Princely states of Punjab: arts and artifacts
Embroidered and woven masterpieces: textile traditions of greater Punjab
Symbols of sovereignty: Sikh coinage
Miscellaneous illustrations in the Khanuja Family Collection
The spirit of Punjabiyat and Chardi Kala.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Art.
Also listed under
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Asian Cultural History Program.
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