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Reading List Arts of Asia:1500–1900 Islamic Middle East, South Asia and China Year Course Reading List Arts of Asia:1500–1900 Islamic Middle East, South Asia and China This is a brief list of general books which cover the whole course. Books that relate specifically to the themes of the lectures will be provided each week. Not all these titles are in print, but are obtainable from good libraries. Islamic Middle East Introductory Bibliography Sheila S. Blair, Jonathan M. Bloom, The Art and Architecture of Islam 1250-1800 (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1995), chapters 12-17. Markus Hattstein, Peter Delius, Islam: Art and Architecture (Köln: Könneman, 2000) Tim Stanley (with Mariam Rosser-Owen and Stephen Vernoit), Palace and Mosque. Islamic Art from the Middle East (V&A Publications: London, 2004) Exhibition Catalogues Sheila Canby, Jon Thompson (eds.), Hunt for paradise: Court Arts of Safavid Iran, 1501-1576 (Milan: Skira, London: Thames & Hudson, 2003) Stefano Carboni (ed.), Venice and the Islamic World, 828-1797 (New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007) Jay A. Levenson, Circa 1492: Art in the Age of Exploration (Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1991) David Roxburgh (ed.), Turks. A Journey of a Thousand Years, 600-1600 (Royal Academy of Arts: London, 2005) Issues of Scholarship Robert Irwin, For Lust of Knowing: the Orientalists and their Enemies (London: Allen Lane, 2006) Edward Said, Orientalism (London: Routledge, 1978) Stephen Vernoit (ed.), Discovering Islamic Art. Scholars, Collectors and Collections, 1850-1950 (London: I.B. Tauris, 2000) Historical Novels Orhan Pamuk, My Name Is Red Jason Goodwin, The Janissary Tree South Asia Alfieri, B. M. (2000) Islamic Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent, Laurence King: London Archer, M. & R. Lightbrown (1982) India Observed: India as Viewed by British Artists, 1760-1860, V&A Publications: London Baker, M. & B. Richardson, eds. (1997) A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum, V&A Publications: London Barrett, D. & B. Gray (1963) Painting of India, Editions d 'Art: Albert Skira Basham, A. L. (1967) The Wonder That Was India, London Bernier, F. (1934) Travels in the Moghul Empire, AD 1656-1688, 3rd edition, London Brown, P. (1942) Indian Architecture, 2 vols., Bombay Coleman, S. & J. Elsner (1995) Pilgrimage Past and Present: Sacred Travel and Sacred Space in the World Religions, British Museum Press: London Davies, P. (1989) The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India: Islamic, Rajput, European, vol. II, Viking: London Falconer, J. et al. (1990) The Raj: India and the British 1600-1947, National Portrait Gallery: London Fass, V., ed. (1986) The Forts of India, Collins: London Fergusson, J. (1876) History of Indian and Eastern Architecture 2 vols., 1998 reprint, Manoharlal Publishers: Delhi Foster, W. (1931) British Artists in India, 1760-1820, London Gray, B., ed. (1981) The Arts of India, Phaidon: Oxford Gupta, H. R. (1991) History of the Sikhs, New Delhi Guy, J. & D. Swallow, eds. (1990 and subsequent editions) Arts of India, 1550-1900, V&A Publications: London Harle, J. C. (1986) The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent, Penguin Books: London Havell, E. B. (1920) A Handbook of India Art, John Murray: London Jackson, A. & A. Jaffer (2004) Encounters: The Meeting of Asia and Europe 1500-1800, V&A Publications: London Jaffer, A. (2001) Furniture from British India & Ceylon, V&A Publications: London Kang, K. S. (1988) Punjab Arts & Culture, Delhi Koch, E. (1991) Mughal Architecture: An Outline of its History, Prestal Verlag: Munich Llewellyn-Jones, R. (2003) Lucknow: Then and Now, Marg: Bombay Losty, J. P. (1986) Indian Book Painting, British Library Publications: London Metcalf, T. R. (1989) An Imperial Vision, University of California Press Metcalf, T. R. (2005) Forging the Raj: Essays on British India in the Heydey of Empire, Oxford University Press Michell, G. (1990) The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu, vol. i, Penguin Books: London Michell, G. (1994) The Royal Palaces of India, Thames & Hudson: London Moynihan, E. B. (1979) Paradise as a Garden: In Persia and Mughal India, London Nigosian, S. A. (1994) World Faiths, 2nd edition, St Martin's Press: New York Oaten, E. A. (1991) European Travellers in India during the 15th, 16th and 17th Centuries, Asian Educational: New Delhi Pal, P. (1986) From Merchants to Emperors: British Artists in India, 1757-1930, Ithaca: London Roy, S. (1961) The Story of Indian Archaeology 1784-1947, Government of India: New Delhi Sachdev, V. & G. H. R. Tillotson (2002) Jaipur: The Making of an Indian City, Reaktion: London Saraswati, S. K. (1960) The History and Culture of the Indian People, Bombay Snell, R., ed. (1986) Aspects of the Culture of South Asia, School of Oriental and African Studies: London Stronge, S. (1985) Bidri Ware: Inlaid Metalwork from India, V&A Publications: London Stronge, S. (2002) Painting for the Mughal Emperor: the Art of the Book, 1560-1660, V&A Publications: London Stronge, S., ed. (1999) Arts of the Sikh Kingdom, V&A Publications: London Tadgell, C. (1990) The History of Architecture in India: From the Dawn of Civilisation to the End of the Raj, Phaidon: London Thapar, R. & P. Spear (1978) A History of India, 2 vols., revised edition, Harmondsworth Tillotson, G. H. R. (1987) The Rajput Palaces: The Development of an Architectural Style, 1450-1750, Yale University Press: New Haven & London Tillotson, G. H. R. (2000) The Artificial Empire: The Indian Landscapes of William Hodges, Curzon: Richmond Walker, D. (1997) Flowers Underfoot, Metropolitan Museum of Art: New York Watson, F. (1974 and later editions) A Concise History: India, Thames & Hudson: London Welch, S. C. (1993) India: Art and Culture 1300-1900 , Prestel: Mapin Wheeler, M., ed. (1965) Splendours of the East: Tombs, Palaces and Fortresses of Asia, Thames & Hudson, London Wolseley-Haig, C., ed. (1928) The Cambridge History of India, Cambridge University Press Zebrowski, M. (1983) Deccani Painting, Sotheby's: London Zebrowski, M. & G. Michell (1999) Art & Architecture of the Deccani Sultanates (New Cambridge History of India), Cambridge University Press Archer, W. G. (1973) Indian Painting from the Punjab Hills, 2 vols., Sotheby Parke Bernet: London Brand, M. & G. Lowry (1985) Akbar's India: Art from the Mughal City of Victory, Asia Society Galleries: New York Brown, P. (reprint 1975) Indian Painting under the Mughals, Hacker Art Books: New York Coomaraswamy, A. K. (1930) Catalogue of the Indian Collections in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, vol. vi, Museum of Fine Arts: Boston Elgood, R., ed. (1979) Islamic Arts and Armour, Scolar Press: London Ettinghausen, R. (1961) Paintings of the Sultans and Emperors of India, New Delhi www.collectbritain.co.uk/collections/svadesh - Svadesh Vadesh Collection from the British Library's India Office Collection - 15,000 from Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections available online. China Birrell, Anne, Chinese Mythology: An Introduction Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London, 1993. ISBN. 0-8018-4595-5 Chen, Kenneth K.S, Buddhism in China, a Historical Survey. Princeton University Press, Princeton, l972. ISBN. 0-691 00015 8 Cheng, Manchao, The Origin of Chinese Deities Foreign Language Press, Beijing, 1995. ISBN. 7-119-00030-6 Clunas, Craig, Art in China. Oxford History of Art, 1997. ISBN. 9780192 842077 Clunas, Craig, Fruitful Site: Garden Culture in Ming China. Reaktion Books, 1996. SBN. 0 948462 88 4 Eberhard, Wolfram, A Dictionary of Chinese Symbols. Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1986. ISBN. 0-7102-0191-5 Ebrey, P, The Cambridge Illustrated History of China. Cambridge University Press, 1996. ISBN. 0-521-43519-6 Fong, Wen C. (ed), Possessing the Past. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, & the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1996. Exhibition of Treasures from the old imperial collection, with informative essays. ISBN. 0-87099-765-3 Hommel, Rudolf, China at Work. M.I.T. Press Cambridge, Mass., reprint 1979. The author lived in China during the 1920s and recorded traditional craft technology. ISBN. 262-08035-4 Hucker, Charles, China's Imperial Past. Duckworth, London, 1980. The best one-volume history of traditional China. Kerr, Rose (ed), Chinese Art and Design - the T.T. Tsui Gallery of Chinese Art. V&A, London, 1991. 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