Fonds SC42 - Partial copy of the Daśabhūmīśvara

Zone d'identification

Cote

GB 891 SC42

Titre

Partial copy of the Daśabhūmīśvara

Date(s)

  • [1800 - 1870] (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Fonds

Étendue matérielle et support

1 bound volume 48 x 29cm handwritten

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Nom du producteur

Notice biographique

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.

Histoire archivistique

The manuscript was prepared for S.G.T. Heatly.

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

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.

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Portée et contenu

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 theread more

Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

Conditions d'accès

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 isread more

Conditions de 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.

Langue des documents

  • anglais
  • sanskrit

Zone des notes

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.

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Identifiant de la description

gb891-sc42

Note de l'archiviste

This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.