Hastividyarnava

by Elephants, Sukumar Barkaith, Pratap Chandra Choudhury

$150 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

xiv , 266 pp.; illustrated throughout, mostly in colour. 9 x 15 1/2 inches. Publisher's pictorial buckram. Item #317035 A reproduction of one of the most famous illustrated manuscripts of Assam, with explanations in English on facing pages. Commissioned by King Siva Singha 1713-1744 and produced by Sukumar Barkaith, it deals with the management and care of elephants in the royal stables. A very attractive copy.

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