The Washington Times, May 18th, 1997
When Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain in 1492 searching for "the Indies," he was looking for Asia, and especially for India and its gold and jewels. He knew the Earth was round, and thought he could reach them by heading west. Instead, he bumped into the Bahamas.
Now, in the exhibit "King of the World: A Mughal Manuscript From the Royal Library, Windsor Castle," opening today at the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, we see the wealth for which Columbus yearned. The brilliantly colored "Padshahnama" manuscript paintings document the dramatic and opulent court splendor of the "...
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