Miniatures between East and West: The Art(s) of Diplomacy in Thomas Roe’s Embassy

Following his arrival at Jahangir’s imperial court, Thomas Roe – the first duly accredited English ambassador to India – presented the Emperor with a miniature by Isaac Oliver, a gift deemed worthy of the occasion by Wazir Asaf Khan. As he recalls and writes about the episode, Roe explains that he h...

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Main Author: Anne-Valérie Dulac
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut du Monde Anglophone 2014-12-01
Series:Etudes Epistémè
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/episteme/343
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