Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1802 - 1804 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
1 bound volume handwritten
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Lallūjī Lāl Kavi was active at Fort William College.
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
It is presumed that Siva Prasanna Diivedi was associated with Fort William College.
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
John Gilchrist, a Scottish surgeon, linguist, philologist and Indologist, was Fort William College's first principal from 1800-1804.
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
John Romer was born in 1780 at Ancroft, County Durham, England. Romer held the office of Magistrate of Surat in 1816 and was Acting Governor of Bombay in 1831.He was vice-president of the British Empire Life Assurance Company Ltd in 1839. He wrote articles on Persian and Zand in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bombay and the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society.
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
The work was commissioned by John Gilchrist but came into the possession of John Romer.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
The volume was acquired as part of a large donation given to the Society by John Romer on 18 November 1848.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
A translation into the Braj Bhasha dialect of Hindi of Raja Niti, a version of the Hitopadesha, a series of fables. The translation was undertaken for John Gilchrist by Lallūjī Lāl Kavi and the scribe was Siva Prasanna Diivedi. it is dated to V.S. 1858/ Sāka 1825 which equates to 1802-3. The work was made for John Gilchrist when he was principal of Fort William College, Kolkata.
Pasted inside the front cover is a handwritten explanation of the Hitopadesha taken from 'Colebrooke's Preface to the "Hitopadesa" in the original Sanscrit'. The last front paper bears an English description of the work, the signature of John Romer, dated 1804, the Royal Asiatic Society stamp, and that the work was presented to the Society by John Romer. Also within the volume is a more modern label giving identification details and where it is noted as being a very early edition of the work.
Please note that the boards and some pages are loose from the binding and the book spine is no longer present. The boards are covered in red leather.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
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 made via phone or email. Please bring photo ID.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
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Taal van het materiaal
- Engels
- Braj
Schrift van het materiaal
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
Toegangen
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Related units of description
John Romer donated manuscripts and books to the Society on 1 April 1837 and 18 November 1848. Details of those still in the collections can be found in our Library catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/.
The Donations Register Nov 1843 to Dec 1857 ( RAS COLL3/3/1 ) records the donation of this volume on p.115. The guard book, available in the Reading Room, gives details of this volume on pp.66 & 88.
Aantekeningen
Alternative identifier(s)
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Lallūjī Lāl Kavi (Onderwerp)
- Siva Prasanna Diivedi (Onderwerp)
- Gilchrist John Borthwick 1759-1841 (Onderwerp)
- Romer John b 1780 (Onderwerp)
Genre access points
Beschrijvingsbeheer
Identificatie van de beschrijving
Identificatiecode van de instelling
Toegepaste regels en/of conventies
Status
Niveau van detaillering
Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming
Taal (talen)
Schrift(en)
Bronnen
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
The material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.