Forewords Map Ragamala painting, a brief introduction Anna L. Dallapiccola Ragamalas in the Deccan and what happens when ragas migrate without their texts Robert Skelton The Moscatelli Rajput and Pahari Ragamalas Catherine Glynn Plates Pls. 1-13 and 22-24 Captions by Catherine Glynn Pls. 14-21 Captions by Robert Skelton Ragamala systems Painters’ system ragamala Kshemakarna’s ragamala Glossary Bibliography Index
The book establishes the importance of ragamala's place in the history of world art and celebrates its literary content; its association with music and its regional styles, and provides an interpretation of its symbolism in a way that makes it accessible to a contemporary audience.
In association with Dulwich Picture Gallery and Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. Catherine Glynn is an independent curator in the field of Indian art. Most recently she participated in the 2010 conference Portraiture in indian Painting, sponsored by the National Portrait Gallery, London. Anna L. Dallapiccola is an Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh, and has regularly lectured at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. Her most recent publications include Catalogue of South Indian Paintings in the collection of the British Museum, 2010. Robert Skelton is a former Keeper of the Indian Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum and has written extensively on Indian miniature paintings and decorative arts of the Sultanate and Mughal periods.
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