Made for Maharajas

Made for Maharajas
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ISBN-10 : 8174363726
ISBN-13 : 9788174363725
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Book Synopsis Made for Maharajas by : Amin Jaffer

Download or read book Made for Maharajas written by Amin Jaffer and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based equally in the archives of firms such as Louis Vuitton, Boucheron, Chaumet and Hermès, and in palace and private collections, this book explores the role of maharajas in an age of high spending and fashion. It brings together original designs with surviving objects, exploring for the first time the creative dialogue between Indian princes and the skilled tradesmen who produced wonders for their delectation. Married to the objects themselves are the absorbing and often humourous accounts of how maharajas indulged their tastes with unparalleled extravagance and aplomb.

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