ID | 020292 |
Call Number | 398.20954/BEA |
Title Proper | Adventures of Rama |
Language | ENG |
Author | Beach, Milo Cleveland |
Publication | Washington, D.C., Mapin Publishing, 1983. |
Description | 64p Dark Blue Spine |
Note | To rid the world of the evil, ten-headed Ravana, the Hindu god Vishnu appears on earth as a heroic prince, Rama. There are incidents derived from the Ramayana, which was transmitted orally for centuries. The adventures retold here are lavishly illustrated from the original paintings of a sixteenth-century Mughal manuscript ordered by Emperor Akbar. Twenty four from the total 130 paintings are included in this splendid book. |
Standard Number | 9780944142622 |
Price. Qualification | $16.95(Hb) |
Classification Number | 398.20954 |
Key Words | Valmiki, Ramayana ; Mythology - India ; Mythology, Hindu Indic ; Rama (Hindu deity) ; Ramayana - Adaptations ; Miniature painting, Mughal ; ILLUSTRATIONS - MINIATURE PAINTING ; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mogul |