MS. Wilson 547
MSS. Wilson
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Translations from the Varāha Purāṇa, between A. D. 1825 and 1830?
Contents
An English translation of selected chapters from the Varāha Purāṇa, made and copied for H
Language(s): Sanskrit.
Physical Description
Form: pothī
Support: Paper.
Extent: 370
Dimensions (binding): 33.3 × 21.6 cm.
Condition
the beginning (ff. 1–131) is very slightly damaged by insects.
Hand(s)
Devanāgarī in black ink.
‘Copied by R.D.,’ f.12. ‘Copied by R.K.D.,’ f. 20. ‘Copied by Ranj Kissew,’ f. 369v.
History
Origin: A. D. 1825 and 1830?
see above, MSS. Wilson 541, 542 (1196).
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:
Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 1200, p. 159
Availability
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Bibliography
Printed descriptions:
Moriz Winternitz and Arthur Berriedale Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1905), no. 1200, p. 159
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