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Project / Collection Private Collections of Palm-Leaf Manuscripts from the Tamil Country Language Sanskrit Subject Genealogy

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. EAP1294/1/53

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/53
Title:
Śrībhāgavataṃ catuss[ka]nd[h]a
Scope & Content:
This is a chapter from one of the most famous Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa. Extent: A bundle of 301 palm-leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 48 cm x W 3 cm x H 17 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged bundle (insect bites). Author(s)/Creator(s): Attributed to Vyāsa. Scribe(s): Unkn...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
303 TIFF images

3. 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

4. EAP1294/2/68

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/2/68
Title:
Śrīhālāsyamāhātmyam
Scope & Content:
This is a Puranic text that speaks the greatness of Madurai. Extent: A palm leaf manuscript with 208 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 39.5 cm x W 3.5 cm x H 5.5 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged bundle with broken edges and insect bites,. Author(s)/Creator(s): Un...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
210 TIFF images