Book Title: Descriptive Catalogue Of Manuscripts Vol 12
Author(s): Hiralal Rasikdas Kapadia
Publisher: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
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Alamkara, Sangita and Natya
[ 340.
नाट्यशास्त्र
Nātyaśāstra
37.
No. 340
1916-18. Size.— 13% in. by 8f in. Extent.- 105 pages or for leaves ; 19 lines to a page ; 22 letters to
a line; pages I to 8 constitute 4 folios only. Description.- Foolscap paper; Kanarese characters; corrections
made in red ink; paper ruled in pencil before copying; clear and legible hand-writing ; contains the following chapters:Chapter I Folios 1-14 alcutta
14-26 प्रेक्षागृहलक्षणम् 26-36 रंगदेवतपूजनम् 37-69 ताण्डवलक्षणम् 70-90 TTT
91-105 Theory: All the folios are stitched together by twine thread; copy made on one side of the paper only; the following folios are of shorter size than the rest:- (5-6), (7-8), 51 and 52. The following pages are written upon on both the sides of the folio and the total of such folios is 4 only:Pages
Folio 1-2 3-4 5-6
IV
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7-8
The two cover-folios are extra ; the cover-page contains in Devanāgari characters contents of the copy in red ink and
other information in blue-black ink. Age.-- A modern copy made between 1916 and 1918. Author.- Attributed to Bharata. Subject.— Dramaturgy and allied topics (see remarks on No. 337).
