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EAP810/1/1/114
- Record Id:
- 040-003534290
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003534175
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101132755.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP810/1/1/114
- Title:
- வர்மாணி நூல்
- Additional Titles:
-
Varmāṇi Nūl
- Scope & Content:
-
Title in original script: வர்மாணி நூல்
The manuscript is formed by a text composed of palm leaves numbered from 1 to 13 and a leaf, broken, without a number; the leaves 9 and 10 are missing. The manuscript is in condition. The leaves have been damaged by fungus, notably the first one, but the reading of the text is not affected. Size of the manuscript 18,2cm x 2,9cm. The palm leaves of the text are numbered in Tamil and Arab from 1 to 13; the leaves 9 and 10 are missing. The manuscript is in condition. The right part of the leaves has been damaged by mould, but the reading of the text is not affected.
The text, entitled Varmāṇi Nūl, is written in verses. It provides information on anatomy (uṭal kūṟu), and details some blood vessels (nāṭi) and nerves (narampu). It lists vital spots (varmaṅkaḷ) by specifying their names (peyar), their location in the body (iruppidam) and their numbers (tokai) in each part of the body.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Preservation of siddha medicine
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003534175
036-003534176
040-003534290 - Is part of:
- EAP810/1 : Mohana Raj Collection
EAP810/1/1 : Manuscripts and items from Kanniyakumari District (collection not finished)
EAP810/1/1/114 : வர்மாணி நூல் - Hierarchy:
- 032-003534175[0001]/036-003534176[0114]/040-003534290
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP810/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 23 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP810-1-1-114
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Tamil
- Scripts:
- Tamil
- Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1940
- Date Range:
- Early 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Tamil Nadu, India
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- For research purposes only
- Information About Copies:
- French Institute of Pondicherry and the British Library
- Information About Originals:
- Mohana Raj
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)