Mirʼāt al-quds (Mirror of holiness) : : a life of Christ for Emperor Akbar : a commentary on Father Jerome Xavier's text and the miniatures of Cleveland Museum of Art, Acc. no. 2005.145 / / by Pedro Moura Carvalho ; with a translation and annotated transcription of the text by Wheeler M. Thackston.
Emperor Akbar’s exceptional interest in Christianity is reflected in many ways. Among these was his commissioning in 1602 of a Life of Christ from his guest, the Jesuit priest Jerome Xavier, thus marking a singular moment in the relations between one of the greatest Muslim rulers and Catholicism. Th...
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| Superior document: | Studies and sources in Islamic art and architecture, v. 12 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies and sources in Islamic art and architecture ;
v. 12. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (394 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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