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________________ REVIEWS 255 Indian Antiquary it has been necessary to reproduce them in a reduced size. It is a pity that one of the two volumes could not have been published in a larger size. It would have made it easier to read the articles reprinted from these two periodicals. However, the reproduction is very clear. Professor Rau, the editor of these two volumes, has added four indices (Indische Autoren, Indische Werke, Indische Worter, Sachregister) and a concordance of the articles in the alphabetical order of the periodicals in which they were first published. In view of the fact that these two volumes together with the indices will be extremely welcome to everyone interested in Kielhorn's work, it may seem ungrateful to express a desideratum. Kielhorn's articles mostly deal with specific topics and problems. Only the specialist will know the relevant literature in each case. One wonders whether it would not have been possible to ask specialists in Indian grammar, epigraphy, etc. to list briefly the publications which relate to the problems dealt with by Kielhorn. This could probably have been done in a limited number of pages and would have made these volumes of even greater use to the reader. Australian National University J. W. de Jong Helmuth von Glasenapp: Bibliographie. Bearbeitet von Zoltan Karolyi. Wiesbaden, Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, 1968. xiv + 100 pp. Ln. DM. 24, Helmuth von Glasenapp (1891-1963) was one of the most prolific scholars in the field of Indian studies. We learn from his biography that his motto was "nulla dies sine linea". 'Mr. Zoltan Karolyi's bibliography lists fifty-two publications in book-form and one hundred and eighty-seven articles. To this must be added newspaper articles, contributions to encyclopedias, etc, and reviews. Yet H. von Glasenapp was not a scholar who remained sitting in his study. He undertook many voyages and travelled in all five continents. In his numerous publications he has dealt with many subjects, but his main interest has always been in Indian religion and philosophy. He had a gift for explaining clearly and concisely the most difficult problems. His more popular books, which have been translated into many languages, reached a very wide public. Few scholars have contributed so much to the spread of a better knowledge of the Indian world. The bibliography, which has been carefully compiled by Mr. Zoltan Karolyi, is a very fitting tribute to the memory of Helmuth von Glasenapp. It is divided into six sections: 1. Selbstandige Veroffentlichungen; 2. Zeitschriften- und Festschriftenbeitrage; 3. Zeitungsaufsatze; 4. Beitrage in Nachschlagewerken; Tatigkeit als Mitarbeiter und Herausgeber; 5. Besprechungen; 6. Literatur uber Helmuth von Glasenapp. The index consists of two parts. The first lists von Glasenapp's publications in alphabetical order. The second is an index of proper names. Each item of the bibliography contains a full description and, if necessary, explanatory notes and cross-references. The first section lists also the reviews of von Glasenapp's books. All items have been numbered consecutively. This will make it possible to refer henceforward to von Glasenapp's publications by quoting the relevant number of the bibliography. In nr. 500 "L'absolut" must be corrected into "L'absolu" and in nr. 664 "17th and 18th centuries" into "seventh and eighth centuries". Under nr. 164 we find a cross-reference to nr. 152. One must add a reference to nr. 191. Likewise references to nrs. 164 and 181 and to nrs. 152 and 164 should be added under nrs. 152 and 191. The curators of the Helmuth von Glasenapp-Stiftung have rendered a very useful service to Indian studies

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