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" Large halls are seen in many places, called Kar-lcanays or workshops for the artisans. In one hall embroiderers are busily employed, superintended by a master. In another you see the goldsmiths ; in a third painters ; in a fourth, varnishers in lacquer-... "
Travels in the Mogul Empire, A.D. 1656-1668 - Page 259
by François Bernier - 1891 - 497 pages
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Travels in the Mogul Empire, Volume 1

François Bernier - India - 1826 - 366 pages
...which serve as offices for public business. Large halls are seen in many places, called kar-kanays or workshops for the artisans. In one hall embroiderers...in a third, painters ; in a fourth, varnishers in lacquer ; in a fifth, joiners, turners, tailors and shoemakers ; in a sixth, manufacturers of silk,...
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India at the Death of Akbar: An Economic Study

William Harrison Moreland - History - 1920 - 370 pages
...the palace at Delhi in the following terms : " Large halls are seen in many places called karkhanas or workshops for the artisans. In one hall embroiderers...: in a sixth, manufacturers of silk, brocade, and fine muslins." These workshops probably represent the later development of those karkhanas which Abul...
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Delhi Gazetteer

Prabha Chopra - Delhi - 1976 - 1208 pages
...halls are seen in many places called Kar Kanayas or workshops for the artisans. In one hall, embroiders are busily employed superintended by a master. In another you see the goldsmiths and in a third, .painters. In the fourth, varnishers in lacquer worked, in a fifth joiners, turners,...
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The Political Economy of Craft Production: Crafting Empire in South India, c ...

Carla M. Sinopoli - Social Science - 2003 - 380 pages
...attached specialists produced sumptuous goods: Large halls are seen in many places, called Kar-kanays, or workshops for the artisans. In one hall embroiderers...joiners, turners, tailors, and shoemakers; in a sixth, manufactures of silk, brocade, and those fine muslins of which are made turbans — The artisans repair...
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The Economic Development of the British Overseas Empire, Volume 1

L. C. A. Knowles, Charles Matthew Knowles - Business & Economics - 2005 - 584 pages
...workshops under supervision. Bernier stated that " Large halls are seen in many places called Koshkanas or workshops for the artisans. In one hall embroiderers...goldsmiths, in a third painters, in a fourth varnishers in lacquer work, in a fifth joiners, turners, tailors, and shoemakers, in a sixth manufacturers of silk...
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Indian Miniature Painting

Anjan Chakraverty - Art - 2005 - 156 pages
...reveals the contemporary situation of artists: Large halls are seen in many places, called karkanays or workshops for the artisans. In one hall, embroiderers...another you see the gold-smiths; in a third, painters... The artisans repair every morning to their respective karkanyas, where they remain employed the whole...
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The Modern Review, Volume 32

Ramananda Chatterjee - Electronic journals - 1922 - 972 pages
...capital. He writes : Within the fortress, "large halls are seen in many places, called 'karkhanahs' or workshops for the artisans. In one hall embroiderers...employed, superintended by a master. In another you see goldsmiths; in a third painters, in a fourth varnishers in lacquerrwork ; in a fifth joiners, turners,...
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