A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S
It is with great pleasure that I present this twelfth catalogue of Simon Ray Indian & Islamic Works of Art, which I dedicate to my Mother. I would like to thank the many scholars and experts who have so kindly and generously helped us prepare this catalogue: Robert Skelton, Jerry Losty, John Seyller, Andrew Topsfield, Robert J. Del Bonta, Will Kwiatkowski, Pratapaditya Pal, Sunil Sharma, Joan Cummins, Nick Barnard, Jennifer Scarce, H端lya Bilgi, Malini Roy, Catherine Glynn and Adeela Qureshi. I would like to thank the following for their expertise in the installation and display of the works of art: Helen Loveday, Louise Gooch, Colin Bowles and Tim Blake. Leng Tan has written the entries for this catalogue. I would like to thank Leng for his ability to tell a story so well so that it brings each work of art to life. Leng is a perfectionist in his writing which shows so beautifully in every catalogue description. William Edwards has written the sculpture and ceramic entries with wonderful research and enthusiasm. I would also like to thank William for looking after the catalogue production at all stages. Finally, I would like to thank Alan Tabor for his excellent photography, Richard Harris for all his superb repro and colour preparation and Peter Keenan for his exquisite catalogue design.
Simon Ray