Indic Manuscript Cultures through the Ages Material, Textual, and Historical Investigations

Stemming from the Sanskrit Manuscripts Project that ran in Cambridge (UK) in 2011-2014 and led to the cataloguing and partial digitization of the rich collections of South Asian manuscripts in the University Library, these essays explore the manuscript culture of India and beyond - Nepal, Cambodia,...

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Other Authors: Cuneo, Daniele (Editor), Formigatti, Camillo Alessio (Editor), Vergiani, Vincenzo (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2017
Series:Studies in Manuscript Cultures
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Summary:Stemming from the Sanskrit Manuscripts Project that ran in Cambridge (UK) in 2011-2014 and led to the cataloguing and partial digitization of the rich collections of South Asian manuscripts in the University Library, these essays explore the manuscript culture of India and beyond - Nepal, Cambodia, Tibet - from a variety of angles: books as artefacts, works of art, commodities, staples of tradition, and of course as repositories of knowledge.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (783 p.)
ISBN:9783110543100
9783110543094
9783110543124
Access:Open Access