Imaging sound: ethnomusicological study of music, art and culture in mughal india

Auteur :
Wade, Bonnie C.
Éditeur :
Wade, Bonnie C.
ISBN :
9780226868417
Date de publication :
2 juil. 1999
Dimensions :
28,0 x 21,5 x 2,8 cm
Poids :
1320 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Combining ethnomusicological and art historical methods with history and lore, this text explores the visual sources in illustrated manuscripts and paintings of the Mughal Empire in India (1526-1858). Focusing first on Akbar, it then examines depictions of music-making for Akbar's successors.