A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire
Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850.
This display reveals the treasure of the Plowden songbook, a rare manuscript of 77 songs in Persian, Urdu, Classical Hindi and Punjabi, brought to life through detailed illustrations of musicians, dancers, singers and courtesans.
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