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GB 891 EWW-EWW/1 · Series · [1844] - 1905
Part of Papers of Edward William West

The manuscripts compiled by Edward William West. Many of these were listed by de Menasce. West was interested in many topics which are reflected in these manuscripts.

West Edward William 1824-1905 Translator of Pahlavi Texts, Engineer
Shkand gumānīk vicār
GB 891 EWW-EWW/1-EWW/1/33 · File · [1844 - 1905]
Part of Papers of Edward William West

Description: Dark green hardcover, unruled notebook with white pages, handwritten in ink. Identified as West 33 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents: Shkand gumanik vicar "in Pahlavi nach Cod. Havn no. 28" (probably copied by Haug, with collations by West).

West Edward William 1824-1905
GB 891 EWW-EWW/1-EWW/1/9 · File · [1844 - 1905]
Part of Papers of Edward William West

Description: Green and blue patterned hardcover notebook with white pages, handwritten in ink, inserts held in place with string, detailed table of content and page numbers. Identified as West 9 in de Menasce handlist.

Contents:

  • Pahlavi Nirangistan copied from Haug's MS. H8 ("now H.53 of the Zend bodices in the State Library at Munchen")
  • A short note by West written on Feb. 6. 1893 on the relationship between his copy and the MS. he copied from
  • alphabets of Devanagari script
  • short note on "TD3, a modern copy of a MS. of the Nirangistan bought from Persia a few years ago" and a comparison of it to the Bombay MSS.

Inserts:

  • "Alphabet of the Shekwati inscription, dated A.D. 973 (Samvat 1030)"
  • folio with calculations, descriptions of folios, and some index information
  • folio with "Observations" on the Devanagari script
  • scrap of paper with transliteration of words and corresponding index information
  • folio titled "Further references from Nirangistan, after vol. 9. p. 144. . . "
  • small piece of paper that seems to note differences between some manuscripts West was consulting
  • scrap paper with calculations
  • scrap paper with note regarding errors in TD, guide to symbols in "collations"
  • folio titled "End of Nirangistan" two folios serving an index purpose
West Edward William 1824-1905