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Made for Maharajas: A Design Diary of Princely India

Door Amin Jaffer

Categorie	Geschiedenis Azië
Boeknummer	#334247-KL26
Titel	Made for Maharajas: A Design Diary of Princely India
Auteur	Jaffer, Amin
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	London : New Holland Publishers
Jaar van uitgave	2006
ISBN10	1845376862
ISBN13	9781845376864
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original glazed pictorial boards in matching dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour photographs (and some in b/w), pictorial board slipcase, 4to.
Samenvatting	The Indian princes of the British Raj lived lives of unparalleled opulence and luxury. Made for Maharajas returns readers to that resplendent era, presenting a selection of one-of-a-kind objects crafted to order by the outstanding European luxury goods manufacturers, fashion houses, and decorators of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Here are the custom-designed cars, jewelry, and extraordinary objéts d'art commissioned by maharajas, nawabs, nizams, and sultans from Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron, Harry Winston, and others, accompanied by anecdotes that illuminate this sumptuous way of life. Many of the illustrations in this book have never been previously reproduced outside of India, making this not only the first volume of its kind, but a remarkable keepsake th... (Lees verder)at may never be duplicated in our lifetime. The Indian princes of the British Raj lived lives of unparalleled opulence and luxury. Made for Maharajas returns readers to that resplendent era, presenting a selection of one-of-a-kind objects crafted to order by the outstanding European luxury goods manufacturers, fashion houses, and decorators of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Here are the custom-designed cars, jewelry, and extraordinary objéts d'art commissioned by maharajas, nawabs, nizams, and sultans from Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron, Harry Winston, and others, accompanied by anecdotes that illuminate this sumptuous way of life. Many of the illustrations in this book have never been previously reproduced outside of India, making this not only the first volume of its kind, but a remarkable keepsake that may never be duplicated in our lifetime.
Pagina's	275
Conditie	Goed — Endpapers slightly stained; spine dust jacket discoloured.
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