MS. Wilson 556
MSS. Wilson
NOTE: This record has yet to be fully checked.
Translations from the Vāyu Purāṇa, between A. D. 1825 and 1830?
Contents
An English translation of selected chapters of the Vāyu Purāṇa, made and copied for H
Language(s): Sanskrit.
Physical Description
Form: pothī
Support: Paper, some of it absorbent.
Extent: 517
Dimensions (binding): 33.3 × 21.9 cm.
Hand(s)
Devanāgarī in black ink.
there is an entry, ‘Copied,’ on f. 2, and ‘Copied by R. D.,’ on f. 508.
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. 1208, p. 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. 1208, p. 161
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