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MS. Wilson 554

MSS. Wilson

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Translations from the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, A.D. 1827.

Contents

An English translation of selected chapters from the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, made and copied for H

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Paper.
Extent: 280
Dimensions (binding): 32.7 × 21.6 cm.

Hand(s)

Devanāgarī in black ink.

History

Origin: A. D. 1827.

the date April 5, 1827, is given on f. 9v, and the date September 18, 1827, on the last page.

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. 1206, p. 160

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. 1206, p. 160

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