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MS. Wilson 563

MSS. Wilson

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Translations from the Kūrma Purāṇa, between A. D. 1825 and 1830?

Contents

An English translation of selected chapters of the Kūrma Purāṇa or Kaurma Purāṇa, with an introduction in H

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Paper.
Extent: 385
Dimensions (binding): 33.7 × 21.6 cm.

Hand(s)

Devanāgarī in black ink.

‘Copied by R. D.,’ ff. 3, 13. ‘Copied by Ranj Kissow Doss,’ f. 384v.

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. 1213, p. 162

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. 1213, p. 162

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