A Jain Cosmographic Map of the Rose‑Apple Continent (Jambudvipa)

ArticleExplore the cosmos and the world-spaces of the Jain religion

January 16, 2025
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This interactive publication is part of the Map Chat series commissioned by Richard Pegg, Director and Curator of the MacLean Collection in Illinois.

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Dr. Katherine Anne Paul is the Lead Curator and the Virginia and William M. Spencer Curator of Asian Art at the Birmingham Museum of Art in Alabama. In her curatorial practice she works to promote the riches of both classical and contemporary art originating from Asia and its layered intersections with art of the greater world. Dr. Paul was a 2019 MacLean Collection Map Fellow.

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