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MS. A. Walker 141

MSS. A. Walker

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Revāmāhātmya, 17th and 18th cent.?

Contents

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Paper
Extent: ii + 233 + ii. In the original foliation the whole is numbered continiously, making ff. 727, of which ff. 337, 646–665 are missing. In the latter place nothing seems to be lost.
Dimensions (binding): 29.2 × 17.5 cm.

Hand(s)

Devanāgarī in black ink.

History

Origin: 17th and 18th cent.?

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. 114–116, p. 15

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. 114–116, p. 15
    Theodor Aufrecht, Codices Sanscriticos complectens, vol. 1. (Oxford, 1864), no. 114-116, pp. 64-67

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