Dividing Texts. Conventions of Visual Text-Organisation in Nepalese and North Indian Manuscripts
The number of manuscripts produced in the Indian sub-continent is astounding and is the result of a massive enterprise. The visual organization of texts in North Indian and Nepalese manuscripts from 800 to 1300 CE is at the centre of the present study. It sheds light on both the ways of manuscripts...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2020
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| Series: | Studies in Manuscript Cultures
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| Online Access: | DOAB: download the publication DOAB: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | The number of manuscripts produced in the Indian sub-continent is astounding and is the result of a massive enterprise. The visual organization of texts in North Indian and Nepalese manuscripts from 800 to 1300 CE is at the centre of the present study. It sheds light on both the ways of manuscripts production and the employment of the manuscripts in ritual contexts in different areas of India and Nepal. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (388 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110543087 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9783110543087 |
| Access: | Open Access |