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MS. Wilson 555

MSS. Wilson

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

Contents

An English translation of selected chapters from the Śiva Purāṇa, made and copied for H. H. Wilson.

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Paper.
Extent: 258
Dimensions (binding): 33.0 × 21.6 cm.

Hand(s)

Devanāgarī in black ink.

History

Origin: A. D. 1827.

the date February 19, 1827, is given on f. 178v, and the date April 2, 1827, on f. 255v.

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. 1207, pp. 160-161

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:

    Moriz Winternitz and Arthur Berriedale Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1905), no. 1207, pp. 160-161

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