Describe the process of manuscript production in the Mughal court.

1.	Describe the process of manuscript production in the Mughal court.
Answer» Solution :(i) Manuscript production was don in stages. A number of PEOPLE was involved in performing a specialised task. (ii) The paper makers prepared the pages of the manuscripts. Writers or calligraphers copied the TEXT. The glider made brighter the pages, painters explained scenes from the texts. Book binder collected the pages and kept them within beautified cover. (iii) The finished manuscript was a work of intellictual wealth and beauty. It illustrated the POWER of its pattern of the MUGHAL Kings. (iv) People who involeved in that process were honoured with titles and awards and had high social status. (v) Calligraphy was practicised usings different styles. Akbar liked .NASTALIQ. style. It was a fluid style using long horizontal strokes. A neat and tidy reed called .qistems` dipped in carbon ink was used for writing.

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