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| Keywords: Miniature of Guru Nanak from Astronomical treatise.jpg en Medium Ink and pigments on paper Date 1840 ZoomifyInteractive zoomable image needs Flash Print imageFull size printable image This miniature portrait of Guru Nanak comes from the 'Sarvasiddhantattvacudamani' - 'The Crest-Jewel of the Essence of all Systems of Astronomy' - written by Durgashankar Pathak in Varanasi The manuscript was commissioned around 1840 by a Sikh nobleman called Lehna Singh Majithia whose horoscope is included in the manuscript Find out more about this manuscript and other sacred texts in Expressions of Faith 1840 http //www bl uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/033ori000005259u00009000 html Durgashankar Pathak PD-Art Uploaded with UploadWizard Guru Nanak Dev 1840 paintings Astronomy in medieval miniatures | ||||
