Catalogue of two collections of Sanskrit manuscripts preserved in the India Office Library
- Type
- Descriptive catalogue
- Languages
- Sanskrit
- Manuscripts
- 86
- Collections
- British Library, India Office Collections
- Sources
- Attested in:
- Biswas 1998 no. 0569
- Janert 1965 no. 166
- Library of Congress (LCCN 04010284)
- Open Library OL6129558W
- NCC 1984 list, “Ashburner”
Description (Biswas 1998)
This catalogue contains the description of two collections of the Sanskrit mss. transferred with other Oriental books, in July 1876, by the Royal Society to the custody of the India Office. The first collection was originally presented by Sir William and Lady Jones [69 mss. (p. 1-40)] to the Royal Society and a general description of this collection by Sir Charles Wilkins appeared on pp. 401-415 of the Vol.XIII of Sir William Jones' work (1807 edition). The second collection was a gift to the Royal Society from Mr. Burjorjee Sorabjee Ashburner [mss. LXX-LXXXIV (pp. 41-53)]. Two other mss. (p. 53-54) which were made over by the Royal Society at the same time have also been included in this catalogue. Description of 86 Sanskrit mss. with extracts notes etc. Title and author Index.
From S. C. Biswas, Bibliographic Survey of Indian Manuscript Catalogues (Delhi, 1998), no. 0569, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.
Annotation (Janert 1965)
(Classified descriptive catalogue of 86 Mss. with notes, sometimes with beg. or endings. - 2 Indices. Jones Collection: Mss. 1 -69; Ashburner: 70-86.)
From K. L. Janert, An Annotated Bibliography of the Catalogues of Indian Manuscripts (Wiesbaden, 1965), no. 166, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.