The Ni'matnama Manuscript of the Sultans of Mandu: The Sultan's Book of Delights

ISBN-13: 9780415350594 / Twarda / 2005 / 572 str.

Norah M. Titley

Opis

The Ni'matnama is a late fifteenth-century book of the recipes of the eccentric Sultan of Mandu (Madhya Pradesh), Ghiyath Shahi, collected and added to by his son and successor, Nasir Shah.

Recenzje

'This long awaited book will be of permanent value to an unusually wide range of students of Indian culture.' - South Asian Studies

Spis treści

1. Preface  2. Introduction  3. List and Description of the Manuscript's Illustrations  4. Facsimile of the Manuscript including Colour Inserts for Illustrations  5. Translation of the Manuscript  6. Bibliography  7. Glossary  8. Index

O autorze

Norah M. Titley is one of the scholars in Britain specialising in the study of Persian language manuscripts and miniature paintings. She began her career in the British Museum's Department of Oriental Manuscripts in 1950 and retired as the British Library's curator of illustrated Persian manuscripts in 1983. Since retiring, she has worked intensively on translating the Ni'matnama.