Language: Malayalam / Material Type: Archives and Manuscripts - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/1
Title:: Kalaimakaḷ Kalvi Nilayam Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection contains 21 palm-leaf bundles (488 palm-leaves) which address land details and taxation, first rights (honor), work rights, sale deeds of land and trees, further details of village management as well as details of the history of pazaiyakoTTai pattakkaarar ("holder of title") and ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Malayalam and Tamil
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 887 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/1/19/1
Title:: Tree sale deed
Scope & Content:: This palm-leaf document describes the sale of trees by manappaLi wife of kaaciyaa piLLai of kunnaattuur village, paalakkaaTu to the son of ayyaaNTiyaana piLLai of maNNanjceeri village. Some words in this palm-leaf are written in malayalam script. Physical characteristics/Extent and format of o...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Malayalam and Tamil
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 8 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP689/16
Title:: Subramanian collection
Scope & Content:: This collection consists of 5 palm leaf bundles. It contains information on traditional medicine and sorcery. It contains details on treatments for various diseases. This collection comprises 2 series : (1) Sorcery, (2) Medicine. These documents are undated. Dates of original material: No Date. E...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Malayalam and Tamil
Date Range:: 1650-1950
Extent:: Collection contains 253 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP689/16/1
Title:: Sorcery - Palm leaf
Scope & Content:: This 2 palm leaf bundles dealing with sorcery. Dates of original material: No date. Extent and format of original material: 2 palm leaf bundles.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Malayalam and Tamil
Date Range:: 1650-1950
Extent:: 40 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP689/16/1/1
Title:: Sorcery - Palm leaf 1
Scope & Content:: This file consists of 1 palm leaf bundle dealing with sorcery and black magic practices. Documents are writen in Tamil and Malayalam. It has details sorcery practices such as vetai cattiram in tamil and Malayalam, veta kayiru, cukkiran. Dates of original material: Not given. Extent and format of ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Malayalam and Tamil
Date Range:: 1650-1950
Extent:: 15 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP729/1
Title:: Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF)
Scope & Content:: The Chinmaya International Foundation houses a collection of manuscripts, containing information on arts, mathematics, religion, spirituality, architecture, science, technology and medicine, dating back to the late 16th century. Of the current collection, 30% dates back to the 16th to 18th centur...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Dhundari, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 16th century-20th century
Extent:: 155509 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP729/1/1
Title:: Palm Manuscripts [16th to 20th century]
Scope & Content:: Chinmaya International Foundation has 249 manuscripts written on palm leaf.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Dhundari, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 16th to 20th century
Extent:: 32038 tiff images