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A classified index to the Sanskrit mss. in the Palace at Tanjore

Type
Descriptive catalogue
Languages
Sanskrit
Manuscripts
12,376
Collections
Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji's Sarasvati Mahal Library, Thanjavur
Sources
Attested in: Not independently checked

Description (Biswas 1998)

Sub-title: A classified index to the Sanskrit mss. in the Palace Library at Tanjore. Contents: I. Vedic literature (p. 1-36); II Modern Sanskrit literature (p. 37-176); III Epics,poems. Puranas, and tantras (p. 177-208) 3 indices (p.209-239). Short description of about 12,376 Sanskrit mss. sometimes with extracts and notes. Index. First published: 1879. In three parts: Pt. I Vedic and technical literature. II Philosophy and law. III. Epics, etc. Indices.

From S. C. Biswas, Bibliographic Survey of Indian Manuscript Catalogues (Delhi, 1998), no. 0959, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.

Annotation (Janert 1965)

(Systematically arranged catalogue in tabular form often with descriptive notices or, in the case of important Mss. with detailed descriptions and extracts. A. C. Burnell "drew up the slips for the 12, 376 Mss. in the Library. " Indices by R. Rost.)

From K. L. Janert, An Annotated Bibliography of the Catalogues of Indian Manuscripts (Wiesbaden, 1965), no. 306, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.

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