Archive Reference (shelfmark): EAP1294/1 / Subject: Literature - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

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

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1294/1/73
Title:: A narrative text in Sanskrit
Scope & Content:: This manuscript does not have a formal title. This is a narrative text in Sanskrit. Extent: A bundle of 312 palm leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 47 cm x W 3.8 cm x H 9 cm. Condition of original material: Decent condition but insect bites and broken leaves do exist. Autho...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1750-1900
Extent:: 314 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1294/1/84
Title:: Tulākāverī Purāṇaṃ
Scope & Content:: This Purana details the glories of the river Kaveri and extols the praises of the fruits obtained by bathing in it in the month of Tulā. Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript of 138 leaves+1 cover leaf. Size and dimensions of original material: L 41.2 Cm x W 3.6 Cm x H 6.7 Cm. Condition of original ma...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1750-1900
Extent:: 141 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1294/1/87
Title:: Rāmodantaṃ
Scope & Content:: This is a literary work that tells the story of Rāma in a simple way. Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript with 77 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 44.5 cm x W 3.5 cm x H 3 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged and incomplete bundle. Possibly a composite bundle. Author(s)/Cr...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1750-1900
Extent:: 54 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1294/1/92
Title:: Uttara Rāmāyaṇam koñcam pakṣatai
Scope & Content:: This is an extract of the last chapter of the Rāmāyaṇa. Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript of 88 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 42.5 cm x W 44.2 cm x H 5.2 cm. Condition of original material: Some leaves are in good condition, but others bear extensive marks of insect bites. A...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1750-1900
Extent:: 90 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1294/1/103
Title:: Kiṣkindhākāṇḍaṃ Sundarakāṇḍaṃ prathama vyākhyānaṃ
Scope & Content:: These are two chapters from the Rāmāyana with a commentary. Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript with 177 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 43 cm x W 3.7 cm x H 10.5 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged bundle, likely to be a composite one. Author(s)/Creator(s): Vālmīki. Sc...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit and Tamil
Date Range:: 1750-1900
Extent:: 179 TIFF images

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