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EAP886/1/25
- Record Id:
- 040-003690160
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003690135
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100106726079.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP886/1/25
- Title:
- बृहत् संहिता विवृत्ति कर्ता वराहमिहिर
- Additional Titles:
-
Brihat Samhita Vivritti of Varāhamihira
- Scope & Content:
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The 6th Century Treatise Brihat Samhita of Varāhamihira with the 10th Century Commentary of the Kashmirian Bhattotapala. An encyclopedic work on architecture, temples, planetary motions, eclipses, timekeeping, astrology, seasons, cloud formation, rainfall, agriculture, mathematics, gemology, perfumes and many other topics.
Custodial history: Raghunath Temple Library, Jammu. Operating continuously since Late 19th Century.
Owner(s) of original material: Dharmartha Trust, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Sanskrit Manuscripts and Books in the State of Jammu and Kashmir
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003690135
040-003690160 - Is part of:
- EAP886/1 : रघुनाथ मन्दिर पुस्तकालय, जम्मू
EAP886/1/25 : बृहत् संहिता विवृत्ति कर्ता वराहमिहिर - Hierarchy:
- 032-003690135[0025]/040-003690160
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP886/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 540 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP886-1-25⧉ (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- Sanskrit
- Scripts:
- Devanagari
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- India
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
These collections are not available to request in British Library Reading Rooms.
Digital copies can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
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- Former External References:
- 2752
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located at the Raghunath Temple Library, Jammu, India.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Varāhamihira, Hindu polymath, fl 6th century, (Author)
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000080928458,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/13114864 - Subjects:
- Agriculture
Architecture
Astrology
Astronomy
Brihat-Samhita
Commentaries
Geology
Materials and Products
Mathematics
Weather - Places:
- India, Asia
Jammu and Kashmir, India
