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Catalogue of the Jain manuscripts of the British Library : including the holdings of the British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum / by Nalini Balbir [and others].

Contributor(s): Balbir, Nalini | Sheth, Kanhaiyalal V | Sheth, Kalpana K | Tripathi, Candrabhal Bh | British Library | Institute of Jainology (Middlesex, England)
Publisher: London : British Library : Institute of Jainology, 2006Description: 3 volumes (xx, 254; 491; 532 pages) : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0712347119Subject(s): British Library | British Museum | Victoria and Albert Museum | Jainism -- Manuscripts -- Catalogues
Contents:
Contents: v. 1. Introduction, bibliography, appendices, indexes, plates -- v. 2. Catalogue (nos. 1-687) -- v. 3. Catalogue (nos. 688-1425)
Summary: The British Library owns a collection of about 700 Jain manuscripts. Represented here are a choice of works in Sanskrit, Old Gujarati and Prakrit. There are also an abundance of hymns and prayers.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book British Museum Asia India Z6611 .J3 C38 2006 V.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 111844
Book Book British Museum Asia India Z6611 .J3 C38 2006 V.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 111845
Book Book British Museum Asia India Z6611 .J3 C38 2006 V.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 111846
Total holds: 0

Issued in slip case.

First editions in 500 copies.

Contents: v. 1. Introduction, bibliography, appendices, indexes, plates -- v. 2. Catalogue (nos. 1-687) -- v. 3. Catalogue (nos. 688-1425)

The British Library owns a collection of about 700 Jain manuscripts. Represented here are a choice of works in Sanskrit, Old Gujarati and Prakrit. There are also an abundance of hymns and prayers.

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