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 -- CataloguesItem type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | British Museum | Asia | India | Z6611 .J3 C38 2006 V.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 111844 | |||
Book | British Museum | Asia | India | Z6611 .J3 C38 2006 V.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 111845 | |||
Book | British Museum | Asia | India | Z6611 .J3 C38 2006 V.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 111846 |
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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