Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Sept. 28, 2011-Jan. 8, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-220) and index.
The art of the book in South Asia / John Guy -- From palm-leaf to paper : manuscript painting, 1100-1500 / John Guy. Mahavihara master ; Master of the Jainesque Shahnama ; Master of the Devasano Pado Kalpasutra -- Early Hindu-Sultanate painting, 1500-1575 / John Guy. Masters of the dispersed Bhagavata Purana ; Basawan -- The Golden Age of Mughal painting, 1575-1650 / John Guy. 'Abd al-Samad ; Manohar ; Farrukh Beg ; Keshav Das ; Aqa Riza ; Abu'l Hasan ; 'Abid ; Mansur ; Balchand ; Payag ; Masters of the Chunar Ragamala ; Nasiruddin ; Sahibdin ; Hada master and the Kota School ; Early master at the Court of Mandi -- Late Mughal painting and the Renaissance of the Hindu courts, 1650-1730 / Jorrit Britschgi. Ruknuddin ; Nurpur masters : Kripal, Devidasa, and Golu ; Bahu masters ; Master at the Court of Mankot ; Stipple master ; Masters of Early Kota ; Bhavanidas ; Chitarman II -- Mughal afterglow and the later court styles in the Pahari region and Rajasthan, 1730-1825 / Jorrit Britschgi. Mir Kalan Khan ; Manaku ; Nainsukh ; First generation after Manaku and Nainsukh ; Purkhu of Kangra ; Bagta ; Chokha -- Late Indian court painting, company painting, and the coming of photography, 1825-1900 / Jorrit Britschgi. Masters of the company portraits ; Tara ; Shivalal and Mohanlal
The art of the book in South Asia / John Guy -- From palm-leaf to paper: manuscript painting, 1100-1500 / Early Hindu-Sultanate painting, 1500-1575 / The golden age of Mughal painting, 1575-1650 / Late Mughal painting and the Renaissance of the Hindu courts, 1650-1730 / Jorrit Britschgi -- Muchal afterglow and the later court styles in the Pahari region and Rajasthan, 1730-1825 / Late Indian court painting, company painting and the coming of photography, 1825-1900 / Glossary of literary sources / John Guy