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THE STUDf OFINDIAN ART
HEfirstnumberof FORM
recommendedtotheatten-
tion of its subscribers
THE JOURNAL OF
INDIAN ART & IN-
DUSTRY as a treasure-
house of fine illustrations
invaluable to all students
and lovers of Indian Art.
Notice was there given of the special arrangement by
which, in order to give the readers of FORM a sub-
stantial proof of the claims made on behalf of THE
JOURNAL OF INDIAN ART, a reprint of a coloured
plate from the latter publication should be included in a
future number of FORM.
The Editors of FORM now have the pleasure of
early redeeming that promise. The fine plate which they
here present is copied from the painting by the artist
Madhu, senior, and is an illustration from the Waq’iat-i-
Babarl, or Occurrences of Babar, (the Mogul Emperor
and descendant of Tamerlane) who in 1526 established
the Mogul Empire at Delhi.
The original is in the possession of the Indian Sec-
tion of the Victoria and Albert Museum and was re-
produced in THE JOURNAL OF INDIAN ART by
permission of the Director.
The picture represents three combats going on at the
same time. In the foreground two men are wrestling;
behind them are two camels fighting furiously, and in the
middle distance are two elephants which are, perhaps, less
strenuously engaged in battle, as they are harnessed with
ropes and under the control of the mahawats or drivers.
This plate appears in No. 134 of THE JOURNAL
OF INDIAN ART, published in April of last year. The
eleven other plates in this number contain sixteen reproduc-
tions of pictures in the magnificent Akbarnama exhibited in
the above-named museum. These plates all illustrate the
fascinating subject of Sport as represented in Indian Art,
and the text is by the late Col. T. H. Hendley, C.I.E.
No. 135 is devoted to some fine unpublished Persian
paintings with four of the reproductions in colours, and
text by Prof. T. W. Arnold, C.I.E., Litt.D., while
No. 136 deals with wood-carving in Guzerat as applied
to house fronts (by Sir H. Evan M. James, K.C.I.E.)
and South Indian Lamps (by Mr. O. C. Gangoly).
The Publishers regret that the curtailment of their
StafE, shortage of paper, and not least, the difficulties of ob-
taining materials regularly from India and elsewhere, have
solong delayed the preparation of the Journal,that No. 136,
due in October last, is only now about to be published.
The next issue, No. 137, will be a DOUBLE
NUMBER to appear in December of this year, and the
price will be FIVE SHILLINGS net, post free.
The future of the Journal is, meanwhile, the subject
of careful consideration. It is hoped that the return of peace
will be signalized bv an enlargement of its scope, a slightly
altered form, and the adoption of a broader and less eclectic
table of contents.
All subscriptions and communications should be
addressed to the publishers, W. GRIGGS & SONS, LTD.,
Hanover Street, Peckham, S.E. 15, who will supply on
demand a list of the back numbers still in stock.
HEfirstnumberof FORM
recommendedtotheatten-
tion of its subscribers
THE JOURNAL OF
INDIAN ART & IN-
DUSTRY as a treasure-
house of fine illustrations
invaluable to all students
and lovers of Indian Art.
Notice was there given of the special arrangement by
which, in order to give the readers of FORM a sub-
stantial proof of the claims made on behalf of THE
JOURNAL OF INDIAN ART, a reprint of a coloured
plate from the latter publication should be included in a
future number of FORM.
The Editors of FORM now have the pleasure of
early redeeming that promise. The fine plate which they
here present is copied from the painting by the artist
Madhu, senior, and is an illustration from the Waq’iat-i-
Babarl, or Occurrences of Babar, (the Mogul Emperor
and descendant of Tamerlane) who in 1526 established
the Mogul Empire at Delhi.
The original is in the possession of the Indian Sec-
tion of the Victoria and Albert Museum and was re-
produced in THE JOURNAL OF INDIAN ART by
permission of the Director.
The picture represents three combats going on at the
same time. In the foreground two men are wrestling;
behind them are two camels fighting furiously, and in the
middle distance are two elephants which are, perhaps, less
strenuously engaged in battle, as they are harnessed with
ropes and under the control of the mahawats or drivers.
This plate appears in No. 134 of THE JOURNAL
OF INDIAN ART, published in April of last year. The
eleven other plates in this number contain sixteen reproduc-
tions of pictures in the magnificent Akbarnama exhibited in
the above-named museum. These plates all illustrate the
fascinating subject of Sport as represented in Indian Art,
and the text is by the late Col. T. H. Hendley, C.I.E.
No. 135 is devoted to some fine unpublished Persian
paintings with four of the reproductions in colours, and
text by Prof. T. W. Arnold, C.I.E., Litt.D., while
No. 136 deals with wood-carving in Guzerat as applied
to house fronts (by Sir H. Evan M. James, K.C.I.E.)
and South Indian Lamps (by Mr. O. C. Gangoly).
The Publishers regret that the curtailment of their
StafE, shortage of paper, and not least, the difficulties of ob-
taining materials regularly from India and elsewhere, have
solong delayed the preparation of the Journal,that No. 136,
due in October last, is only now about to be published.
The next issue, No. 137, will be a DOUBLE
NUMBER to appear in December of this year, and the
price will be FIVE SHILLINGS net, post free.
The future of the Journal is, meanwhile, the subject
of careful consideration. It is hoped that the return of peace
will be signalized bv an enlargement of its scope, a slightly
altered form, and the adoption of a broader and less eclectic
table of contents.
All subscriptions and communications should be
addressed to the publishers, W. GRIGGS & SONS, LTD.,
Hanover Street, Peckham, S.E. 15, who will supply on
demand a list of the back numbers still in stock.