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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Project / Collection Private Collections of Palm-Leaf Manuscripts from the Tamil Country Subject Vedas

1. EAP1294/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1
Title:
Kalliṭaikuṟicci collection
Scope & Content:
These bundles contain different kinds of works (theology, philosophy, poetry, medical texts, Pāninian Grammar, Śrīvaiṣṇava treatise, Śrīvaiṣṇava poetry, Dharmaśāstra, Citrakāvyam, Kāvya, Mīmāṃsā, vedic, Pramāṇa, Vyākaraṇa etc.) in Sanskrit, Tamil and Manipravala. Extent: 108 bundles of palm-lea...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Manipravalam, Sanskrit, and Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
13380 TIFF images

2. EAP1294/1/23

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/23
Title:
Saṃhitai iraṇṭām kāṇḍaṃ
Scope & Content:
This is an extract from the Vedic saṃhitās, the second part of a collection, beginning with the Taittirīya saṃhitā. Extent: A bundle of 93 palm-leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 47.5 cm x W 3.3 cm x H 4.5 cm. Condition of original material: Fair condition except for insect b...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
95 TIFF images

3. EAP1294/1/46

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/46
Title:
Mantrapraśnaṃ
Scope & Content:
This contains Vedic mantras, including from the Ṛgveda, the Paippalādasaṃhitā of the Atharva Veda and so forth. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 24 leaves + 1 cover leaf. Size and dimensions of original material: L 45.5 cm x W 3 cm x H 1.2 cm. Condition of original material: The leaves are a...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
28 TIFF images

4. EAP1294/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/2
Title:
Villiampākkam collection
Scope & Content:
These bundles contain different kinds of works (theology, philosophy, poetry, medical texts, temple rites, Śaiva praise verses, vedic etc.) in Sanskrit, Tamil and Manipravala. Extent: 78 bundles of palm-leaf manuscripts. Condition of original material: Many of the palm-leaf manuscripts that co...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Malayalam, Manipravalam, Sanskrit, and Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
7788 TIFF images

5. EAP1294/2/23

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/2/23
Title:
A collection of Vedic texts
Scope & Content:
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This is a collection of Vedic texts such as the Maitrāyaṇī saṃhitā. Extent: A bundle of 118 palm-leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 42 cm x W 2.5 cm x H 3 cm. Condition of original material: Fair condition. Author(s)/Creator(s):...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
120 TIFF images

6. EAP1294/2/53

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/2/53
Title:
A compilation of Vedic texts
Scope & Content:
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This is a compilation of Vedic texts such as the Black Yajur-Veda: Hiranyakesi- / Satyasadha-Srautasutra and the Atharvaprāyaścittāni. Extent: A manuscript with 104 palm leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 35.8 cm x W 2.7 cm x H 4....
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
106 TIFF images