A fragmentary birch-bark manuscript of the Hitopadeśa, written in Śāradā script. — 17th cent.? CE.
MS. Sansk. e. 56
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
A fragmentary birch-bark manuscript of the Hitopadeśa, written in Śāradā script. — 17th cent.? CE.
Shelfmark
MS. Sansk. e. 56
Language
Sanskrit
German
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Birch bark.
Physical extent
iv+ 63
Hands
Śāradā in black ink.
Binding
Late 19th-century or early 20th-century red textilebinding over pasteboard, with shelfmark and title tooled in gold on the spine. Cardboard cover box.
Acquisition
Bought in 1887 from Eugen Hultzsch.
Provenance
Former owner's shelfmark: No. 117 written in red ink on f. iv. Memorandum K. 50 written in black ink on f. iv.
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Connections
People associated with this object
- Eugen Hultzsch
