New Title from Osprey - Medieval Indian Armies (1)

 Salvete Omnes,

 

a week ago I noticed, Osprey Publishing site, a new title - Medieval Indian Armies (1) - addressing the armies of the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain states from circa 500AD through 1500AD.
The book was written by David Nicolle and illustrated with plates by Graham Turner. 

It appears that there will be another volume showing Muslim and other armies of the same period in the greater India area (today's Pakistan, India,  Afghanistan, and Bangladesh etc).

 

I welcome such work with open arms and fully intend to read it, and probably would like to see volume II of this series.  

 

Meantime - you can explore the wonderful, sensual, flamboyant art of the the Hoysala Empire - eg  Wiki Commons site.

meantime enjoy the warm weather as we are getting very close to the dog days of the summer.
Valete

Splendors of India - Edwin Lord Weeks

Salve,
beautiful equestrian cultures of India in the art of Bostonian Edwin Lord Weeks

much in common with the Old Poland equestrian culture I dare say 

enjoy
ps
all images are from wiki commons

One fine Australian artist - Mortimer Menpes

Salve,
again perusing the big world digital library I came across some publications by Mortimer Menpes, one of the great illustrators of the late XIX and early XX centuries.
I was surprised  and delighted to discover that maestro Menpes was from Australia, bread and butter so to speak.
I am yet to study his work on the Boer War,

but for now I would like to share with you the illustrations I have 'collected' from his book title 'The Durbar,' the images illustrate the 1903 coronation of His Royal Majesty Edward VII as the Emperor of India in Dehli, at the Dehli Durbar.

elephants

camel troops

enjoy