MS. Wilson 355
MSS. Wilson
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Vāyu Purāṇa, 15th cent.?
Contents
Language(s): Sanskrit.
Physical Description
Form: pothī
Support: Paper
Extent: ii + 162 + ii. The original foliation makes 163, but f. 79 is now lost.
Dimensions (binding): 30.5 × 15.6 cm.
Condition
ff. 134–140 are much damaged by ants.
Hand(s)
Devanāgarī in black ink.
History
Origin: 15th cent.?
Provenance and Acquisition
The collection of Horace Hayman Wilson was purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1842.
Record Sources
Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:
Keith, Appendix to Vol. I, no. 103, p. 14
Availability
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures contact Bodleian Admissions). Contact specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript.
Bibliography
Printed descriptions:
Arthur Berriedale Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Bodleian Library: Appendix to Vol. I (Oxford, 1909), no. 103, p. 14
Theodor Aufrecht, Codices Sanscriticos complectens, vol. 1. (Oxford, 1864), no. 103, pp. 47-54
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