Catalogue of Jyotiṣa manuscripts in the Wellcome Library : Sanskrit astral and mathematical literature
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Catalogue of Jyotiṣa manuscripts in the Wellcome Library : Sanskrit astral and mathematical literature
（Sir Henry Wellcome Asian studies / edited by Lawrence I. Conrad, Dominik Wujastyk, Paul U. Unschuld, v. 2）
Brill, 2004
Available at 7 libraries
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In English; passages in Sanskrit (romanized)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Description
The renowned Wellcome Library houses a number of - often literally - unique and rare Sanskrit and Indian vernacular manuscripts, collected by Sir Henry Wellcome himself in the early twentieth century.
The present catalogue by David Pingree is the first guide to the important Wellcome collection of manuscripts containing texts on jyotihsastra, which includes astronomy, mathematics, divination and astrology, and covering well over a thousand manuscripts.
Descriptions feature information, e.g., on scribes, owners and their families, thus providing much that will prove useful for those studying not only Sanskrit scientific manuscripts themselves, but also their creation, distribution and preservation. A true treasure-trove.
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