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MS. A. Walker 217

MSS. A. Walker

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Prakriyākaumudī, A. D. 1577.

Contents

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Paper
Extent: ii + 183 (really 185, as ff. 105, 183 are double) + ii.The original foliation has 105 + 78 leaves.
Dimensions (binding): 26.7 × 14 cm.

Condition

f. 15 is lost: ff. 1, 2, 125, 181 are mended.

Hand(s)

Devanāgarī in black ink.

f. 183v: Viṭhalabhaṭṭalaśobhanyāna likhitaṃ saṃpurṇaṃ |

History

Origin: 1577

f. 183v: śake 1499 ⟨1577⟩ īśvaranāmasaṃvatsare |

Provenance and Acquisition

The collections of Alexander Walker was presented to the Bodleian Library by his son, William Walker, in 1845.

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:
Keith, Appendix to Vol. I, no. 824, p. 104

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:

    Arthur Berriedale Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Bodleian Library: Appendix to Vol. I (Oxford, 1909), no. 824, p. 104
    Theodor Aufrecht, Codices Sanscriticos complectens, vol. 1. (Oxford, 1864), no. 824, p. 352

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