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EAP208/13
- Record Id:
- 032-002410384
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002410384
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023432893.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP208/13
- Title:
- Karunakaran (Uthamanthil family) Collection of Palm Leaf Manuscripts [16th Century AD]
- Scope & Content:
- Digital images of 13 palm leaf manuscripts collected by the Uthamanthil family and passed down the family line to K K Karunakaran, a former professor of Malayalam language and literature at Calicut University. The manuscripts date from the 16th century, and concern Purana, Mantra, Veda and Vyakarana.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Preserving memory: documentation and digitisation of palm leaf manuscripts from northern Kerala, India
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002410384", "parent" : "#", "text" : "EAP208/13: Karunakaran (Uthamanthil family) Collection of Palm Leaf Manuscripts [16th Century AD]" },{ "id" : "040-002410385", "parent" : "032-002410384", "text" : "EAP208/13/1: Mantra [16th Century AD]" },{ "id" : "040-002410386", "parent" : "032-002410384", "text" : "EAP208/13/2: Poora kali natakam [16th Century AD]" },{ "id" : "040-002410387", "parent" : "032-002410384", "text" : "EAP208/13/3: Chidhambara caritra [16th Century AD]" },{ "id" : "040-002410388", "parent" : "032-002410384", "text" : "EAP208/13/4: Tripura stotra vyakarana [16th Century AD]" },{ "id" : "040-002410389", "parent" : "032-002410384", "text" : "EAP208/13/5: Yudhiṣṭhiraravijaya + Tripura stotram [16th Century AD]" },{ "id" : "040-002410390", "parent" : "032-002410384", "text" : "EAP208/13/6: Kakari [16th Century AD]" },{ "id" : "040-002410391", "parent" : "032-002410384", "text" : "EAP208/13/7: Mithi saram [16th Century AD]" },{ "id" : "040-002410392", "parent" : "032-002410384", "text" : "EAP208/13/8: Shakthinadakam [16th Century AD]" },{ "id" : "040-002410393", "parent" : "032-002410384", "text" : "EAP208/13/9: Amaram [16th Century AD]" },{ "id" : "040-002410394", "parent" : "032-002410384", "text" : "EAP208/13/10: Ayurveda, [16th Century AD]" },{ "id" : "040-002410395", "parent" : "032-002410384", "text" : "EAP208/13/11: Mantra [16th Century AD]" },{ "id" : "040-002410396", "parent" : "032-002410384", "text" : "EAP208/13/12: Uchela katha [16th Century AD]" },{ "id" : "040-002410397", "parent" : "032-002410384", "text" : "EAP208/13/13: Puktutti pattu [16th Century AD]" }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002410384
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- EAP208/13/1 : Mantra [16th Century AD]
EAP208/13/2 : Poora kali natakam [16th Century AD]
EAP208/13/3 : Chidhambara caritra [16th Century AD]
EAP208/13/4 : Tripura stotra vyakarana [16th Century AD]
EAP208/13/5 : Yudhiṣṭhiraravijaya + Tripura stotram [16th Century AD]
EAP208/13/6 : Kakari [16th Century AD]
EAP208/13/7 : Mithi saram [16th Century AD]
EAP208/13/8 : Shakthinadakam [16th Century AD]
EAP208/13/9 : Amaram [16th Century AD]
EAP208/13/10 : Ayurveda, [16th Century AD]
EAP208/13/11 : Mantra [16th Century AD]
EAP208/13/12 : Uchela katha [16th Century AD]
EAP208/13/13 : Puktutti pattu [16th Century AD]
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- 032-002410384
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP208/13
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 13 manuscripts, consisting of 2,044 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP208-13
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Malayalam
Sanskrit - Scripts:
- Malayalam
- Start Date:
- 1500
- End Date:
- 1599
- Date Range:
- 16th Century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Physical Characteristics:
- Digital images created using Canon 450D camera. Adobe Photoshop CS3 used for image enhancement, FastStone Image Viewer and Irfan View for data conversion and image naming.
- Custodial History:
- Digital materials in this collection were created as part of the EAP208 project. The original manuscripts were collected by the Uthamanthil family - astrologers and Sanskrit scholars - and gifted down the family line.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Received from the EAP208 project holder Sudha Gopalkrishnan (Accession Record EAP208/1)
- Appraisal:
- Material in this collection was selected for digitisation by the EAP208 project
- Administrative Context:
- EAP208 was funded by the Endangered Archives Programme.
- Information About Copies:
- Additional electronic copies have been deposited with the Folkland International centre for Folklore and Culture and with K K Karunakaran.
- Information About Originals:
- The original manuscripts are currently in the custody of K K Karunakaran.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- This catalogue is based on descriptive metadata supplied by the EAP208 project