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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1294/1/37
Title:: An anonymous Sanskrit work (probably in praise of the river Kāverī)
Scope & Content:: This manuscript does not have a formal title. This seems like a Sanskrit work in praise of the river Kāverī. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript with 185 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 41 cm x W 3 cm x H 4 cm. Condition of original material: Some of the leaves are badly damag...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1750-1900
Extent:: 88 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1294/1/38
Title:: Rāmāyaṇa - Bālakāṇḍam
Scope & Content:: This is the first chapter of this epic. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 50 leaves + extra blank leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 36cm x W 5.5cm x 2.5cm. Condition of original material: Fair condition but with some insect-made holes and broken leaves. Author(s)/Creator(s)...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1750-1900
Extent:: 56 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1294/1/44
Title:: Ācāryacampū
Scope & Content:: This is a hagiographic text that narrates the life of Vedānta Deśika. It is also known as Śrī Vedāntācārya Vijaya. kāvya. Extent: altogether 64 leaves: small leaf with title, 2 title leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 43.5 cm x W 3 cm x H 3.5 cm. Condition of original materia...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1750-1900
Extent:: 67 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1294/1/49
Title:: Vaidarbhīvāsudevīyaṃ
Scope & Content:: This is a play in Sanskrit. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript that contains 49 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 39 cm x W 3 cm x H 2.5 cm. Condition of original material: The leaves are OK, but some of them have marks of insect-holes. Author(s)/Creator(s): Unknown. Scribe(s)...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1750-1900
Extent:: 52 TIFF images

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

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1294/1/54
Title:: Vaikuṇṭa ammāṉai
Scope & Content:: This is a Purāṇā-like praise poem on Viṣṇu. Extent: A bundle of 307 palm-leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 39.5 cm x W 2.8 cm x H 16 cm. Condition of original material: Fair condition. Author(s)/Creator(s): Unknown. Scribe(s): Unknown. Related countries: India. Related r...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1750-1900
Extent:: 315 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1294/1/59
Title:: Ācāryacampū
Scope & Content:: This is a hagiographic text that narrates the life of Vedānta Deśika. It is also known as Śrī Vedāntācārya Vijaya. Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript with 93 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 42.5cm x W 3.5cm x H 6cm. Condition of original material: Not bad, but the later leaves a...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit and Tamil
Date Range:: 1750-1900
Extent:: 97 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1294/1/60
Title:: Three Sanskrit texts
Scope & Content:: This manuscript does not have a formal title. This bundle contains different types of Sanskrit texts (literature, rituals, and more rituals). Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript with 25 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 36.2cm x W 3 cm x H 1.5 cm. Condition of original material: D...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1750-1900
Extent:: 25 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1294/1/66
Title:: Miscellanea
Scope & Content:: This manuscript does not have a formal title. Medicinal tips, astronomy, religious poems, etc. மருத்துவக் குறிப்புகள், சோதிடம், இலக்கியங்கள் (கந்தனனுபூதி, நைடதம் ஆகியவை). Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 114 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 32 cm x W 3 cm x H 6 cm. Condi...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1750-1900
Extent:: 118 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1294/1/67
Title:: Miscellanea
Scope & Content:: This manuscript does not have a formal title. This bundle contains many different types of texts, including Vedāntic texts, medical tips and a retelling of the Rāmāyaṇa. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 112 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 41 cm x W 3.5 cm x H 6.5 cm. Con...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Manipravalam, Sanskrit, and Tamil
Date Range:: 1750-1900
Extent:: 114 TIFF images

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