Maharaja: The Spectacular Heritage of Princely India

Author: Robinson, Andrew

Brand: Thames & Hudson

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 160

Release Date: 24-09-2009

Details: In the annals of world history there are few more striking tales than those of Princely India. The Maharajas became bywords for excess, for lifetimes spent in extravagant expenditure and splendour on an almost unparalleled scale. The Princes, their palaces and feudal loyalties live on, and the full gorgeous spectacle of their life-style is captured for perhaps the last time in the pages of this book. This is very much a visual story, full of dazzling colours: a story of throne rooms with gilded and painted ceilings, crystal fountains and peacocks in terraced gardens, gold and silver treasures, of weddings, celebrations and festivals, and of the Maharajas themselves and their families, in public and in private.

EAN: 9780500288221

Package Dimensions: 11.4 x 9.4 x 0.6 inches

Languages: English