Single-text manuscript containing a prophetic work or a work of moral instruction. Extent and format of original material: 2 files. Physical characteristics: Palm leaf. Undecorated folios. Complete. Has no covers. Scribe of original material: Ācara.
Multiple-text manuscript comprised of canonical text of Dhammapada and its commentary; also contains a list of stories. Custodial history: Has a palm-leaf bundlemark inscribed, as appears, by Ūʺ Nandimā. Extent and format of original material: 4 files. Physical characteristics: Palm leaf. Gil...
Manuscripts and items from Kanniyakumari District (collection not finished)
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This series is composed of manuscripts coming from Kanniyakumari district. The manuscripts are composed of palm leaves written with the help of stylus on the two sides. The items concern instruments to cut out palm leaves and to write.
These publications are very valuable and rare. Most of them are printed in the middle of the war, on foreign territory, in hardly accessible machines, during the time when there was a shortage of printing paper, in low circulations (a part of the book circulation burnt in a fire in Thessaloniki)...
Monthly "Tamadun" very popular literary Urdu periodical published from Lucknow and Dehli under the editorship of Shaikh Muhammad Ikram and Allama Rashid al-Khairi in 1911. It contains articles about social life, civilization, philosophical, ethical, historical and literary etc in Urdu. Dimension...
Monthly "Tamadun" very popular literary Urdu periodical published from Lucknow and Dehli under the editorship of Shaikh Muhammad Ikram and Allama Rashid al-Khairi in 1911. It contains articles about social life, civilization, philosophical, ethical, historical and literary etc in Urdu. Dimension...
Works of religious education previously held in private village collections in southern Tajikistan. A series of bound works related to proper religious education. Custodial history: Previously held in private village collections in southern Tajikistan. Extent and format of original material: 5...
Mazhariddin Eshon Collection (Gissar Valley, Tajikistan)
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Works of religious education previously held in private village collections in the Gissar Valley, Tajikistan. A series of bound works related to proper religious education. Custodial history: Previously held in a private collection in the Gissar Valley, Tajikistan. Arrangement: Works organised...