Fasc.I -1872

Fasc.II - 1872. - 23 p. - 205 mss. Sub-title: Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in Lucknow Fasc.III 1873. 23 p. 148 mss. Fasc. IV 1874. 20 p. 122 mss. Fasc.V 1875. 31 p. 193 mss. Fasc.VI 1875. 15 p. 81 mss. Fasc.VII 1875. 9 p. 32 mss. Fasc.VIII 1876. 37 p. 230 mss. Fasc.IX 1877. 29 p. 167 mss. Fasc. X 1878. 27 p. 153 mss. Fasc.XI 1878. 39 p. 199 mss. Fasc. XII 1880. 55 p. 74 mss. Fasc.XIII for the year 1880. - 1881. 119 p. 211 mss. [Fasc.XIV] for the year 1881. - 1882. iii, 117 p. 202 mss. Fasc. XV. for the year 1882. - 1883. 145 p. 323 mss. [Fasc.XVI] for the year 1883. -1884. 149 p. 334 mss. [Fasc.XVII] for the year 1884. -1885. 115 p. about 200 mss. [Fasc.XVIII] for calender year 1885. - 1886. 95 p. 105 mss. [Fasc.XIX] for the year 1887. - 1888. 139 p. 206 mss. [Fasc.XX] for the year 1888.-1890. 259 p. 752 mss. [Fasc.XXI] for the year 1889. -1893. 179 p. 566 mss. [Fasc.XXII] for the year 1890. -1893. 131 p. 499 mss. Fasc.IV-XI prepared by John C. Nesfield; asst by Deviprasad; ed. by Rajendralal Mitra. Fasc.XII-XIII prepared by Deviprasad. Fasc.XIV-XXII comp. by Deviprasad. Fasc.XII-XXII Published by-Allahabad: N.W.P. and Oudh Government Press. Description in tabular form of about 5200 Sanskrit mss. deposited in private collections of Oudh Province. Arranged by subject. No index. Oudh. Libraries of the King of Oudh A catalogue of the Arabic, Persian, and Hindustani manuscripts of the libraries of the King of Oudh / comp. by order of the Government of India by A. Sprenger; assisted by Ali Akbar of Panipat. Osnabruck: Biblio Verlag, 1979. Vol.I containing Persian and Hindustani Poetry.- xiv, 645 p. No more volume published. Reprint. First published: Calcutta. 1854. Description of 732 Persian and Urdu mss. with beginning lines and extensive notes. No index. Contents: Ch.I. Biographies of Persian and Urdu poets (mss. no. 1-62); II: Works of Persian poets (63-575) III: Works of Hindustani poets (576-732). The Royal Library at Lucknow was originally kept in the old palace (Purana Dawlat Khanah). It contained the literary treasures of Hafitz Rahmat Khan and was subsequently much enriched by Ghaziy Aldyn Haydar. Sprenger examined about 10,000 mss. during 1848-1850.