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MS. Sansk. d. 265

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Vijayagaṇi’s Ariṣṭanemicarita, 17th or 18th cent.?

Contents

The Ariṣṭanemicarita, a history of a Jina, by Vijayagaṇi

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Paper.
Extent: iv + 74 + ii
Dimensions (binding): 26.7 × 13.7 cm.

Condition

f. 74 is slightly torn.

Hand(s)

Devanāgari.

History

Origin: 17th or 18th cent.?

probably about the middle of the 18th century, but may be older.

Provenance and Acquisition

Bought in 1887 from Dr. Eugen Hultzsch (MS. 410).

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:
Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 1401, pp. 237-238

Availability

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Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    Moriz Winternitz and Arthur Berriedale Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1905), no. 1401, pp. 237-238

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