Most Mughal miniatures were parts of manuscripts and royal albums. Arrange the following steps in making a book painting in the order in which they were carried out.
(A) The pages were ruled and filled with text.
(B) Sheets of handmade paper were prepared and cut to suit the size of the manuscript.
(C) The written text was given to the artist to compose a visual of it.
(D) A designated space was left for the artist’s visual composition.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (D), (A), (C)
B (first) The work began with handmade paper, prepared and cut to the size of the manuscript.
D (second) On these sheets a space was left for the artist’s picture.
A (third) Then the pages were ruled and filled with text.
C (fourth) Only once the text was written did it go to the artist, who made a synoptic visual of it.
NCERT (2026-27): “Process of Mughal Painting … For making book painting, the following process was adopted. Sheets of handmade paper were prepared and cut to suit the size of the manuscript. Designated space was left for the artist to fill it with a suitable visual composition. Then, the pages were ruled and filled with text. Once the text was written, it was given to the artist, who would compose a synoptic visual representation of the text.” |