Muraqqa Imperial Mughal Albums from the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Book

Acknowledgments Lynn K. Rogerson Rogerson, Lynn K.

Message from the Ambassador of Ireland to the United States of America

Director's Foreword Michael Ryan Ryan, Michael

Preface Elaine Wright Wright, Elaine

Map

Dynastic Chart

Pt. 1 Prelude to the Albums 1

Imperial Splendor: The Mughal Library of Sir Alfred Chester Beatty Charles Horton Horton, Charles 2

The Mughals Elaine Wright Wright, Elaine 12

Manuscripts and the Imperial Mughal Library Elaine Wright Wright, Elaine 20

Pt. 2 The Albums 36

An Introduction to the Albums of Jahangir and Shah Jahan Elaine Wright Wright, Elaine 38

The Salim Album, c. 1600-1605 Elaine Wright Wright, Elaine 54

Salim's Shikarnama, c. 1600-1605 Elaine Wright Wright, Elaine 68

The Gulshan Album, c. 1600-1618 Susan Strange Strange, Susan 76

The Minto Album and Its Decoration, c. 1612-1640 Susan Strange Strange, Susan 82

The Late Shah Jahan Album, c. 1650-1658 Elaine Wright Wright, Elaine 106

The Nasir al-Din Shah Album, c. 1627-1645 Elaine Wright Wright, Elaine 140

Pt. 3 Exploring the Albums Further 150

Calligraphy in the Albums Wheeler M. Thackston Thackston, Wheeler M. 152

Mughal Portraiture and Drawing Elaine Wright Wright, Elaine 164

Textiles, Dress, and Attire as Depicted in the Albums Steven Cohen Cohen, Steven 178

Decorative Arts in Mughal Painting Susan Strange Strange, Susan 188

The Use of Gold in Mughal Painting Rachael Smith Smith, Rachael Jessica Baldwin Baldwin, Jessica 198

Pt. 4 The Catalogue 206

Pt. 5 Appendices and Concordances 454

1 Folios Belonging to the Salim Album 456

2 The Late Shah Jahan Album: CBL Folios Not Included in the Exhibition 459

3 The Late Shah Jahan Album: A Listof Known Folios Arranged by Border Type and Subject 462

4 The Late Shah Jahan Album: Facing Pairs and Sequences of Folios 467

5 The Nasir al-Din Shah Album: CBL Folios Not Included in the Exhibition 468

6 The Nasir al-Din Shah Album: Dispersed (non-CBL) Folios 471

7 Other Mughal Albums 472

Concordance of Illustration Numbers with CBL Manuscript and Folio Numbers 475

Concordance by CBL Inventory Number 476

Bibliography of Works Cited 478

Index 490