1st Edition
The Ni'matnama Manuscript of the Sultans of Mandu The Sultan's Book of Delights
By Norah M. Titley
Copyright 2005
576 Pages
53 Color & 2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
572 Pages
53 Color & 2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
544 Pages
53 Color & 2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The Ni'matnama is a late fifteenth-century book of the recipes of the eccentric Sultan of Mandu (Madhya Pradesh), Ghiyath Shahi, collected and added to by his son and successor, Nasir Shah. It contains recipes for cooking a variety of delicacies and epicurean delights, as well as providing remedies and aphrodisiacs for the Sultan and his court. It also includes important sections on the... Read more
1. Preface 2. Introduction 3. List and Description of the Manuscript's Illustrations 4. Facsimile of the Manuscript including Colour Inserts for Illustrations 5. Translation of the Manuscript 6. Bibliography 7. Glossary 8. Index
Biography
Norah M. Titley is one of the scholars in Britain specialising in the study of Persian language manuscripts and miniature paintings. She began her career in the British Museum's Department of Oriental Manuscripts in 1950 and retired as the British Library's curator of illustrated Persian manuscripts in 1983. Since retiring, she has worked intensively on translating the Ni'matnama.
'This long awaited book will be of permanent value to an unusually wide range of students of Indian culture.' - South Asian Studies
