A catalogue of palm-leaf and selected paper mss. belonging to the Durbar Library, Nepal
- Type
- Descriptive catalogue
- Languages
- Sanskrit
- Manuscripts
- 350
- Collections
- Durbar Library, Kathmandu
- Sources
- Attested in:
- Biswas 1998 no. 0493
- Janert 1965 no. 139
- Library of Congress (LCCN 06003384)
- Open Library OL33147091W
- Nepal research (2026)
- NCC 1984 list, “Nepal”
- NCC 1984 list, “Nepal II”
Description (Biswas 1998)
Vol.1 Contents: Preface (p.i-lxxii); Historical introduction: history of Nepal and surrounding kingdom, 1000-1600 ad. by Cecil Bendall (p. 1-32) Catalogue of palm-leaf mss. in the Durbar Library... (p. 1-88); Catalogue of palm-leaf mss. recently collected by the Maharaja Bir Samser Jang Bahadur Rana; detailed description of some of the rare palm-leaf mss. (p. 94-136); description of the mss. in Gupta character ... (p. 137-146); description of some rare paper mss. (p. 147-273); title index, general index. Vol.II Detailed description of important mss., Index. Notices of Sanskrit mss. (Extra number) A catalogue of palm-leaf and selected paper mss. belonging to the Durbar Library, Nepal. Description of about 350 select mss. with extracts. Title index contains list of about 860 (457 in Vol.1 and about 400 in Vol.II) mss. Indices. Reprinted. Stuttgart: Steiner, 1989 - (VOHD; Supplement band 31). See also nos. 0338 (Band.XXXI), 0374.
From S. C. Biswas, Bibliographic Survey of Indian Manuscript Catalogues (Delhi, 1998), no. 0493, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.
Annotation (Janert 1965)
32, 273, 20, 23 pp.; [2:] XXXV, 271, 21 pp. go /h.J 1905 (= " Notices of Sanskrit MS S., 2nd Ser., by Haraprasada Shastri [cf.: 118], Extra Number":) A Catalogue.. to which [after the Preface by H. S. on pp. I-LXXXII] has been added a Historical Introduction by Cecil Bendall [viz. " The History of Nepal and surrounding Kingdoms, 1000-1600 A. D. ", on pp. 1-32]. (pp. 1 -273: Detailed descriptions of a number of the more important or rare Mss. of the Library. With: Index of [457] titles (pp. l -20) and: General Index (pp. l -23). (Cf. 242.)) 2. 1915 ((p. I-XXXV:) Preface, (pp. l -271:) Detailed descriptions of important Mss.; (p. l -7:) Index of the titles of about 400 works, (pp. 9-21:) Index of proper names.) [For the list of about 280 Skt. works added to the Library between
From K. L. Janert, An Annotated Bibliography of the Catalogues of Indian Manuscripts (Wiesbaden, 1965), no. 139, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.