Museums & Collections

The arrival in 1909 of the library of manuscripts now known as the Chandra Shum Shere collection made Oxford the repository of the largest known collection of Sanskrit manuscripts outside the Indian subcontinent. This second volume of the catalogue covers the considerable number of Epic and Puranic ... More

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This book is a spatial and architectural history of the Red Fort of Delhi--the seventeenth century fortified palace built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. It recreates through text, photographs and drawings, the original spaces and functions of the Fort that have transformed radically through time.... More

Although botanical drawings are specialised scientific renderings they possess an endearing universal appeal. Their commitment to accuracy in no way limits their aesthetic merit as full-fledged works of art. The images in this book are chosen from thousands of illustrations from the 16th to the earl... More

The Corpus Speculorum Etruscorum is an international project with the objective of publishing all known information about Etruscan mirrors. The Cambridge volume is the first British fascicle to appear. It provides a detailed account of the ancient Etruscan bronze mirrors in the collections of Cambri... More

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