Details

Subject(s)

• Manuscripts, Sanskrit—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Donor

• Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961 [Browse]

Related name

• Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Garrett Indic Manuscript no. 3(a). [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Poetry [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• illuminated manuscripts [Browse]
• illuminations (paintings) [Browse]
• headpieces (layout features) [Browse]

Summary note

Fragments from one of the major 18 puranas, the text comprises multiple chapters in the form of poetic verse and praise meters and concerns different topics related to Hindu mythology, rites, and ceremonies

Notes

• Ms. rolls.
• Collation: Paper.
• Layout: Text in contiguous circles with a diameter of 3.8 cm, 18-20 lines per circle.
• Decoration: 5 colored miniatures in same size circles on gilt background with flowers. 30 text circles outlined in gold decorated with small flowers, 19 text circles outlined in plain gold, 11 text circles outlined in gold decorated with small flowers. Edging along length in gold, blue and red,

Binding note

Housed in an Allenburys Pastilles tin (61 x 97 mm)

Language note

Sanskrit;

Script

Devanagari

Source acquisition

Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.

References

H.I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society, 1938), Poleman, no. 1405.

OCLC

1516218575

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