The special edition slipcase wrapped in a marine matt nubuck coated paper with a foiled interpretation of the deteriorating fresco within Raja Suchet Singh’s Palace…
…cased in a royal blue natural finish book cloth, foiled on the front cover was an illustrated motif of a large turban insignia. Two colour gilding was applied; the top & bottom edges in silver and the fore-edge in red foil.
Juga Singh designed the editions of the book, cartography of two double page maps and provided half of the object illustrations…
Background
Originally published in 1999 by I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd in association with The Sikh Foundation. ‘Warrior Saints: Three Centuries of the Sikh Military Tradition’ was released as a single print run of 10,000 to coincide with the tricentury celebrations of the formation of the Khalsa.
Expanded and redesigned, the third title of the specialist publisher Kashi House; in which Juga Singh designed the editions of the book, cartography of two double page maps and provided half of the object illustrations [48/88; 30 objects photographed and 18 a combination of reprographic imaging and film digitization].
The special edition slipcase wrapped in a marine matt nubuck coated paper with a foiled interpretation of the deteriorating fresco within Raja Suchet Singh’s Palace; the slipcase interior lined with red paper.
The special limited edition of 400 was cased in a royal blue natural finish book cloth, foiled on the front cover was an illustrated motif of a large turban insignia. Two colour gilding was applied; the top & bottom edges in silver and the fore-edge in red foil. Three turban ornaments motifs were illustrated, with one solely for the limited edition.
Outcome
The book was launched on 25 April, 2013 at the National Army Museum, London; followed with BBC radio presenter Nihal Arthanayake described the book “… if you love history, and military history, and you just want to have an amazing book in your hands, I strongly advise you to buy this book”. The book's first print run sold out within 2013.
The second publication to feature the ‘Toor Collection’, with a third of all objects [28/88] presented in the book. A reprint of the long-awaited classic work, promoted to become the standard text on the subject matter; supported by illustrations, maps and the insertion of recognisable public, commercial and private collections to provide an account of the early Sikh Military History.
The authors wrote within the acknowledgements: “Design maestro Juga Singh,… delivered a masterpiece of book design that makes the material accessible and a delight in celebrating our collective story”.
