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Project / Collection Preserving Memory II - Documentation and Digitisation of Palm leaf Manuscripts from Kerala, India Level [32] Fonds

1. EAP584/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP584/1
Title:
Folkland Collection of Palm Leaf Manuscripts [15th century-17th century]
Scope & Content:
15th, 16th and 17th Century A.D. manuscripts housed at Folkland, Exact sources are not known as manuscripts is acquired from several private collectors
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
15th century-17th century
Extent:
29405 Tiff images

2. EAP584/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP584/2
Title:
Rajaraja Varma Collection of Palm Leaf Manuscripts [16th century]
Scope & Content:
16th Century manuscripts available for scanning, Occupation of the family was performing poojas in the temples. They also undertake consecration of deities, purificatory Rituals in the temples, Magic and associated Rituals etc. They are agriculturists having gardens of different plantations. They...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Kannada and Sanskrit
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
10674 Tiff images

3. EAP584/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP584/3
Title:
Narayanan Namboodiri Collection of Palm Leaf Manuscripts [16th century]
Scope & Content:
16th and 17th Century Manuscripts available, Occupation of the family was performing poojas in the temples. They also own agricultural lands. Presently generation is engaged in government employment, although the Narayanam Namboothiri is retired from Government service. Pullanchery Illam was a fa...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Kannada and Sanskrit
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
10674 Tiff images

4. EAP584/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP584/4
Title:
Damodaran Namboodiri Collections of Palm Leaf Manuscripts [17th century]
Scope & Content:
16th and 17th Century Manuscripts available, Vellavalli illam in Kannur is an old Brahmin family. Mr. Unni Namboothiri, during 1600s travelled to Thrissur koodalmanikya temple and requested for wealth for sustaining the family. The pleased deity shown him a heap of manuscripts and asked him to ta...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
10283 Tiff images

5. EAP584/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP584/5
Title:
Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya Collection of Palm Leaf Manuscripts [15th century-17th century]
Scope & Content:
15th and 16th Century Manuscripts available, Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya is considered to be one of the best Sanskrit Vidyalayas of this region having a vast collection of manuscripts. The manuscripts stored are acquired from different families. All the collected manuscripts are stored in the manuscri...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
15th century-17th century
Extent:
81062 Tiff images

6. EAP584/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP584/6
Title:
Harijayanthan Namboothiri Collection of Palm Leaf Manuscripts [16th century-17th century]
Scope & Content:
The present head of the repository Mr. Harijayanthan Namboodiri is the last chain of a family who has priestly right over 100 temples of north Kerala. He has acquired the Palm leaf manuscripts from his uncle who was also a priest. Many priests used to visit his house for consultations. It is beli...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
16th century-17th century
Extent:
34607 Tiff images

7. EAP584/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP584/7
Title:
Chandu Vaidyar Collection of Palm Leaf Manuscripts [16th century-17th century]
Scope & Content:
Subjects - Ayurveda, Magic, Vasthu shastra etc. History - All the manuscripts are acquired by him from his uncle Mr. Narayanan Vaidyar who was a great healer and Magician. He acquired these manuscripts from his guru (Master) who taught him Magic, Ayurveda and Vasthu shastra etc. The manuscripts a...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
16th century-17th century
Extent:
26471 Tiff images

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