Bibliographic Survey of Indian Manuscript Catalogues

SR No.: 020092
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Subhash C Bishwas, M K Prajapati
Publisher: Eastern Book Linkers
Publication Year: 1998
Total Pages: 351
Language: English
Classification: Catalogue
File Size: 17 MB

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Bibliographic Survey of Indian Manuscript Catalogues
Office Library / comp. by Charles H. Tawney and F.W. Thomas. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1903. 60 p.
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. Xli of Sir William Jones' work (1807 edition). The second collection was a gift to the Royal Society from Mr. Burjorjee Sorabjee Ashburner [mss. LXXLXXXIV (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.
Location: ALRC, ASB, ASC, ASI, BLDU, BNP, BORI, BUL, BVB, CAUL, CSL, CUL, DCPRI, DUL, GOML, IFI, KSRI, KSVT, MS, MUDS, NL, OIB, ORI, SPKB, SSUL, UBT, VB.
0570
-The Aufrecht Collection / by F. W. Thomas.
In: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1908. 1029-1063.
Description of the collection acquired by the India Office Library from Prof. Aufrecht in the year 1904. "The collection consists... partly of Sanskrit mss. in most cases copied by Prof. Aufrecht himself... and a few originals acquired by gift or purchase; partly of glossaries or word indices; partly of pratika indices” see p. 1029 of the Journal cited. Contents: 1.List and description of 87 Sanskrit mss. (p. 1034-1055) 2. Index of titles (p. 1056-1063).
Location: ASI, DUL.
0570A
-Preliminary report on the Sanskrit fragments in the Hoernle collection / by Edward Cunze. 13 f. Photocopy of the mss. list with a typed summary.
Location: BL.
0571
--Catalogue of Bengali and Assamese manuscripts in the India Office Library/ by James Fuller Blumhardt. London: Oxford University Press, 1924. 21 p.
Description of 27 Bengali mss. (p. 1-16) and 3 Assamese mss. (p. 17-18) with extracts and notes. Arranged by subject, persons, works indices.
Location: ALRC, ASC, BHUL, BORI, BUL, CSL, CUL, DCPRI, IGNCA, MS, NL, OIB, RJUL, VB, VRI.
0572
-Factory correspondence and other Bengali documents in the India Office Library and Records. Supplementary to J.F. Blumhardt's catalogue of the Bengali and