Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1800 - 1870] (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 bound volume 48 x 29cm handwritten
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Samuel G.T. Heatley (more commonly known as Heatly) was a member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, serving as one of its secretaries in 1847. He was a geologist and contributed articles to the Society's Journal.
Repository
Archival history
The manuscript was prepared for S.G.T. Heatly.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
According to a list in a guard book concerning the collections, this volume and its companion were presented to the Royal Asiatic Society by Mr S. Heatly.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The second volume of two containing a handwritten copy of the Daśabhūmīśvara transcribed from a Calcutta manuscript under the supervision of Harinōhana Vidyābhūsana for Samuel G.T. Heatly (Heatley). Unfortunately the first volume is now missing from the… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is… read more
Conditions governing reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Language of material
- English
- Sanskrit
Notes area
Note
A guard book, listing the Collections, provided the identifying and provenance details. Presumably these were taken from the first volume of the manuscript which is now missing. The guard book is available in the Society's Reading Room.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Heatley Samuel (Subject)
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Description identifier
Archivist's note
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.