287 pages. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. INDIA. The Muslim kingdoms of the Deccan

287 pages. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. INDIA. The Muslim kingdoms of the Deccan plateau in peninsular India flourished from the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries. Ruling from their fortified capitals, the sultans built sumptuous palaces, mosques and tombs and patronised artists who produced outstanding paintings, textiles and objects. Many of these buildings and some works of art still survive as testimony to the remarkable talenta of their builders and craftsmen. This volume is the first to offer an overall survey of these varied architectural and artistic traditions andto place them within their their historical and cultural context. Includes an Index. (Key Words: George Mitchell, India, Mark Zebrowski, Architecture, Art, Deccan Sultanates, Islam, Ahmadnagar, Bijapur, Bidar, Golconda, Hyderabad, Mughals, Nagpur, Shiism, Wai).