The Ni'matnama Manuscript of the Sultans of Mandu (Routledge Studies in South Asia)
Product ID: 8730087
📜15th-century rare manuscript
🍽️Precursor to Mughlai cuisine
🖋️Early Urdu script in Arabic calligraphy
Description
📚 Unlock the Sultan’s secret kitchen — where history meets haute cuisine!
- BEYOND RECIPES - Offers insights into royal remedies, aphrodisiacs, and courtly hunting logistics.
- SCHOLARLY TRANSLATION - Expertly translated by Norah Ridley, bridging history and gastronomy.
- COLLECTORS TREASURE - A rare, used edition perfect for historians, foodies, and cultural connoisseurs alike.
- A CULINARY TIME CAPSULE - Explore authentic 15th-century Sultanate recipes that shaped Indo-Islamic cuisine.
- VISUAL LINGUISTIC HERITAGE - Includes 20+ historic paintings and early Urdu script for a rich cultural immersion.
The Ni'matnama Manuscript is a rare 15th-century text from the Sultans of Mandu, featuring authentic recipes, remedies, and courtly life details that predate Mughlai cuisine. This used edition, translated by Norah Ridley, offers a unique glimpse into Indo-Islamic culinary and cultural heritage, enriched with historic paintings and early Urdu script.
Specifications
| Dimensions | 6.14 x 1.3 x 9.21 inches |
| Edition | 1st |
| Isbn 10 | 0415650461 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-0415650465 |
| Item Weight | 1.9 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Part Of Series | Routledge Studies in South Asia |
| Print Length | 576 pages |
| Publication Date | July 13, 2012 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
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