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Catalogue of Jyoti?a Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library: Sanskrit Astral and Mathematical Literature

AUTHOR Pingree, David; Pingree, David
PUBLISHER Brill (12/19/2003)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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The renowned Wellcome Library houses a number of - often literally - unique and rare Sanskrit and Indian vernacular manuscripts, collected by Sir Henry Wellcome himself in the early twentieth century.
The present catalogue by David Pingree is the first guide to the important Wellcome collection of manuscripts containing texts on jyotihsastra, which includes astronomy, mathematics, divination and astrology, and covering well over a thousand manuscripts.
Descriptions feature information, e.g., on scribes, owners and their families, thus providing much that will prove useful for those studying not only Sanskrit scientific manuscripts themselves, but also their creation, distribution and preservation. A true treasure-trove.
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ISBN-13: 9789004131521
ISBN-10: 9004131523
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 476
Carton Quantity: 0
Product Dimensions: 6.58 x 1.45 x 9.72 inches
Weight: 2.20 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bilingual
Country of Origin: US
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Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes
Reference | Interior Design - General
Reference | General
Dewey Decimal: 011.31
Library of Congress Control Number: 2003045123
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The renowned Wellcome Library houses a number of - often literally - unique and rare Sanskrit and Indian vernacular manuscripts, collected by Sir Henry Wellcome himself in the early twentieth century.
The present catalogue by David Pingree is the first guide to the important Wellcome collection of manuscripts containing texts on jyotihsastra, which includes astronomy, mathematics, divination and astrology, and covering well over a thousand manuscripts.
Descriptions feature information, e.g., on scribes, owners and their families, thus providing much that will prove useful for those studying not only Sanskrit scientific manuscripts themselves, but also their creation, distribution and preservation. A true treasure-trove.
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