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Project / Collection Private Collections of Palm-Leaf Manuscripts from the Tamil Country Subject Literature Place Tamil Nadu, India

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. EAP1294/1/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/12
Title:
bhojacambu
Scope & Content:
This is a retelling of the Rāmāyaṇa in a combination of verse and prose. Extent: A manuscript of 84 palm-leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 48 cm x W 3.5 cm x H 4.8 cm. Condition of original material: Decent condition, although broken leaves and insect bites do exist. Author...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
86 TIFF images

3. EAP1294/1/33

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/33
Title:
pādukāsahasram ṭīkāpradīpiksahitam
Scope & Content:
This work by Vedānta Deśikā) is accompanied in this manuscript by the commentary Ṭīkā (Śrīnivāsadāsa) and sub-commentary Pradīpikā (Hāritanṛsiṃha). Citrakāvyam (flashy poetry). Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript with 197 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 44cm x W 4cm x H 13 cm. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
6 Jun 1842
Extent:
199 TIFF images

4. EAP1294/1/34

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/34
Title:
Bhāgavataṃ saptamaskandaṃ mutal
Scope & Content:
This is the 7th canto of the Bhāgavatapurāṇa. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript with 271 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 40.5 cm x W 5 cm x H 8.5 cm. Condition of original material: Good condition. Author(s)/Creator(s): Purāṇic material. Scribe(s): Unknown. Related countri...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
274 TIFF images

5. EAP1294/1/35

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/35
Title:
tiruviḷaiyāṭaṟ purāṇam
Scope & Content:
This Purāṇa in Tamil describes the sacred sports of Lord Śiva who came to this world out of love for his devotees. சிவபெருமான் பூலோகத்திற்கு வந்து உயிர்கள்மீது அன்புகொண்டு செய்த திருவிளையாடல்களை விளக்கும் நூல். Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript with 284 leaves. Size and dimensions of original ma...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
288 TIFF images

6. EAP1294/1/37

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

7. EAP1294/1/38

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

8. EAP1294/1/44

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

9. EAP1294/1/49

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

10. 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