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Sciences and Arts more especially those relating to engi. neering, architecture, and sculpture, and who induced us to start the editing and publication of texts on Silpa. He gave a number of valuable suggestions in connection with this publication, though he could not attend to the regular editing of the work on account of other engagements. Our thanks are due to him for his valuable contribution in this connection.
We gave pride of place in our scheme of publishing Silpa works to the texts attributed to Viswakarma as they have not been so far published except in fragments, and as they deserve to be fully published. We wanted to make use of this opportunity to search for other texts in other libraries. The present text published here was copied from the copy in the Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras, transcribed in 1930-31 from the original manuscript obtained through one Mr. Tata Desikachariar of Villiambakkam, Chingleput District. We acknowledge our indebtedness to the Curator of the Madras Oriental Manuscripts Library, who kindly got the copy prepared for us.
We are grateful to the Government of Madras whose liberal grants have helped us to publish this and other valuable manuscripts.
T. M. S. S. M. Library,) Tanjore, 9-12-1958.
S. GOPALAN,
Honorary Secretary.
