Subseries RAS COLL6/3/4 - Pali, Sinhalese and Burmese Manuscripts

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GB 891 RAS COLL6-RAS COLL6/3-RAS COLL6/3/4

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Pali, Sinhalese and Burmese Manuscripts

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  • 1823 - ongoing (Creation)

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7 documents and 1 electronic document

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Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823 London, England
(1823- ongoing)

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Royal Asiatic Society Archives

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Catalogues and handlists for manuscripts in Pali, Sinhalese and Burmese. These are:

  • 'List of the Singhalese, Burmese and Pali manuscripts in the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society (made by G. Rost in 1849)' - handwritten list of 31 manuscripts.
  • 'Buddhist Manuscripts' - handwritten list subdivided into 'Burmese Character', and 'Sinhalese MSS in the library on Jan.1. 1889'. List on 10 sides, foolscap paper.
  • 'A Catalogue of the Pali & Burmese manuscripts of the R.A.S. scientifically arranged' - handwritten list of the manuscripts on 4 sides - their arrangement is not explained.
  • 'Royal Asiatic Society - Burmese MSS' - typed list of the Burmese manuscripts created in 1956. Four pieces.
  • 'Singhalese MSS. Royal Asiatic Society Hand List 1956' - a photocopy of the original list with handwritten annotations detailing the form of the manuscript, 3 pieces.
  • 'Morris Collection Bought 1896, Pali, Sinhalese and Burmese Mss, List copied from JRAS. 1896, pp. 212-214' photocopy of journal article list pasted on to foolscap paper with some handwritten annotations, 2 pieces.
  • 'Survey of the Pali manuscript collection, Royal Asiatic Society' - a list of the Pali manuscripts created by Jacqueline Filliozat from 1993-1996, 39 pages.

Electronic documents - archival version were created in 2024:

  • 'Royal Asiatic Society - BURMESE MSS – Hand list made 1956' - list of the Burmese manuscripts, first created in 2010.

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      gb 891 ras coll6/3/4

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