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EAP636/1/35
- Record Id:
- 040-003360053
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003360018
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100039776802.0x000024
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP636/1/35
- Title:
- Kristapurana [1609]
- Scope & Content:
- The text, showing a dozen scribal hands, appears to be the earliest known manuscript of Thomas Stephens’ opus, pre-dating the publication of the text by almost a decade. It is purported to date to 1609. The book is a narration of the Old and New Testaments and is narrated in the Purana style. The manuscript was found in a cowshed adjacent to the old building of the Pilar Seminary in 1959. Handwritten Manuscript. 506 sheets. Author: Thomas Stephens. Owner: Provenance Unknown. Different scribes as can be deduced from the different handwritings.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Creating a digital archive of Indian Christian manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003360018
040-003360053 - Is part of:
- EAP636/1 : Pilar Seminary Books and Manuscripts
EAP636/1/35 : Kristapurana [1609] - Hierarchy:
- 032-003360018[0035]/040-003360053
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP636/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 506 tiff files
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP636-1-35
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Marathi
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1609
- End Date:
- 1609
- Date Range:
- 1609
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 15.240579
- Longitude (Decimal):
- 73.947526
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is owned by the Pilar Seminary
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)