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An alphabetical index of Tamil manuscripts in the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras

Type
Descriptive catalogue
Volumes
3 vols., 1932–1951
Languages
Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu
Collections
Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Chennai
Online
No online copy known
Sources
Attested in:
  • Biswas 1998 no. 0643
  • Janert 1965 no. 206
Not independently checked

Description (Biswas 1998)

[Vol.1] 1932. 212 p. 4337 mss. Vol.II [A supplement:titles received upto 31st March, 1948] / by T. Chandrasekharan. - 1951. vi, 68 p. - 2177 mss. Vol.III Meckenzie collection / by T. Chandrasekharan. - 1951. - 46 p. Contents: Pt. 1 History, geography, legends, Kaifieths, local tracts (p. 1-22); Pt.II Alphabetical index of stone inscriptions, palm leaves and copper plates and miscellaneous (p. 23-46). 1379 items. Short discription in tabular form of 6514 Tamil mss. and 1379 mss. inscriptions etc. from Mackenzie collection.Title A-Z.

From S. C. Biswas, Bibliographic Survey of Indian Manuscript Catalogues (Delhi, 1998), no. 0643, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.

Annotation (Janert 1965)

(Title-lists in tabular form with brief descriptive notices. With "References to the Descriptive or Triennial Catalogue or shelf-number. ") [1.] 1932 (212 pp.): By S. Kuppuswami Sastri, 4337 Mss. 2. 1951 (VI, 68 pp.): By T. Chandrasekharan. - On pp. I-VI: Appendix to the alphabetical Index of Tamil Mss., vol. 1; on pp. l-6 g: List of 2177 Mss., "titles upto 3 pt March 1948". 3, Parts 1-2. 1951 (45 pp.): (Tamil Mss. belonging to) "Mackenzie's Collection". By T. Chandrasekharan. 1379 Mss., copper-plates, etc.; (Pt.2: pp. 27-45.)

From K. L. Janert, An Annotated Bibliography of the Catalogues of Indian Manuscripts (Wiesbaden, 1965), no. 206, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.

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