Ragamala is a unique form of Indian miniature painting developed by combining a variety of sources including musical codes and accompanying poetry to indicate the time of day, or season, in which the melody should be performed. This new book, and the exhibition it accompanies, presents a fine and rare collection of twenty-four ragamala from the collection of Claudio Moscatelli. They are highly coloured, very delicate and beautifully executed miniatures dating from 1605 to c.1770. 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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780856676987
Publisert
2011-11-09
Utgiver
Vendor
Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
Vekt
435 gr
Høyde
225 mm
Bredde
225 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
96