Government of IndiaA Description of Indian and Oriental Armour
Author: Egerton
Keywords: Ethnic, Museum, Oriental Art, Military History, Indian Art, Armour, India Office, Museum Collection, South Kensington Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum
Publisher: W.H. Allen and Co, London
Description: This book is a descriptive catalogue with notes on styles, decoration, process of manufacture and ethnological characteristics of Indian and Oriental armour. These pieces were collected formerly in the India Office in London and at the time of publication housed at South Kensington. Its text also includes a military history of India from the invasion of Babur to the fall of the Mughal empire. It was hoped that this catalogue will facilitate a better understanding of Indian and Oriental Armour and push people having specimens in their private collections to take a greater interest in the objects in their possession.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: Rare Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Egerton |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-03-12T11:54:51Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-03-12T11:54:51Z |
| dc.description | This book is a descriptive catalogue with notes on styles, decoration, process of manufacture and ethnological characteristics of Indian and Oriental armour. These pieces were collected formerly in the India Office in London and at the time of publication housed at South Kensington. Its text also includes a military history of India from the invasion of Babur to the fall of the Mughal empire. It was hoped that this catalogue will facilitate a better understanding of Indian and Oriental Armour and push people having specimens in their private collections to take a greater interest in the objects in their possession. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | viii, 178 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | W.H. Allen and Co, London |
| dc.subject | Ethnic, Museum, Oriental Art, Military History, Indian Art, Armour, India Office, Museum Collection, South Kensington Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1896 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-001288 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Egerton |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-03-12T11:54:51Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-03-12T11:54:51Z |
| dc.description | This book is a descriptive catalogue with notes on styles, decoration, process of manufacture and ethnological characteristics of Indian and Oriental armour. These pieces were collected formerly in the India Office in London and at the time of publication housed at South Kensington. Its text also includes a military history of India from the invasion of Babur to the fall of the Mughal empire. It was hoped that this catalogue will facilitate a better understanding of Indian and Oriental Armour and push people having specimens in their private collections to take a greater interest in the objects in their possession. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | viii, 178 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | W.H. Allen and Co, London |
| dc.subject | Ethnic, Museum, Oriental Art, Military History, Indian Art, Armour, India Office, Museum Collection, South Kensington Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1896 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-001288 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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