The Great Moghuls

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The Great Moghuls by Bamber Gascoigne with photographs by Christina Gascoigne The Great Moghul, the title that seventeentheentury Europeans gave the emperors of India, conjured up visions of incomparable wealth and splendour. They were, reported one traveller, the 'greatest masters of precious stones that inhabit the whole earth'. Stories were told of sumptuous palaces and cities, exotic flower gardens, elaborate ceremonies and ruthless family struggles for succession- as well as a love of learning and science and the patronage of all forms of art. Bamber Gascoigne and his wife Christina spent six months in India and Pakistan following the footsteps of the Great Moghuls, visiting their forts and cities, palaces and gardens. The book's brilliantly researched, lively and engrossing text, together with a wealth of outstanding photographs - 56 pages in colour and 87 monochromes-gives a uniquely rich picture of the life of India's most flamboyant rulers. | ' I i: "* H ¦... Tovább

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The Great Moghuls by Bamber Gascoigne with photographs by Christina Gascoigne The Great Moghul, the title that seventeentheentury Europeans gave the emperors of India, conjured up visions of incomparable wealth and splendour. They were, reported one traveller, the 'greatest masters of precious stones that inhabit the whole earth'. Stories were told of sumptuous palaces and cities, exotic flower gardens, elaborate ceremonies and ruthless family struggles for succession- as well as a love of learning and science and the patronage of all forms of art. Bamber Gascoigne and his wife Christina spent six months in India and Pakistan following the footsteps of the Great Moghuls, visiting their forts and cities, palaces and gardens. The book's brilliantly researched, lively and engrossing text, together with a wealth of outstanding photographs - 56 pages in colour and 87 monochromes-gives a uniquely rich picture of the life of India's most flamboyant rulers. | ' I i: "* H ¦

'Entertainingly written history, illustrated with ravishingly beautiful photographs.' The Times 'His account of the lives of the first six Moghul emperors is thoroughly sound...an extremely readable biography.' The Times Literary Supplement 'While the story rattles along, it is alsó built on sound and scholarly foundations. Christina Gascoigne deserves a separate word of praise. Her photographs are superb. They jerk us into looking at the Indián scene, and at Moghul architecture, in a fresh way.' History Today 'A tremendous story, full of delight as well as the requisite horrors...unreservedly to be recommended.' Oxford Mail Vissza