Catalogue of the Hugh Nevill collection of Sinhalese manuscripts in the British Library
- Type
- Descriptive catalogue
- Volumes
- 7 vols., 1987–1995
- Languages
- Pali, Sinhala
- Collections
- British Library, India Office Collections
- Sources
- Attested in:
- Biswas 1998 no. 0564
- Library of Congress (LCCN 88141561)
- Open Library OL913130W
Description (Biswas 1998)
Vols 1-2 Works of Buddhist doctrine and devotion in Pali and Sinhala. Vol.3 Buddhist verse (Sinhala) Vol.4 History, geography, cosmology, ethnography, grammar. Vol.5 Secular verse, medicine, astrology, iconography. Vol.6 Ritualistic literature, magic, local cults. Vol.7 Index volume,including a glossary of proper names by Charles Hallisey. Detailed descriptions of over 2,000 texts in Sinhala and Pali (in Sinhalese script).
From S. C. Biswas, Bibliographic Survey of Indian Manuscript Catalogues (Delhi, 1998), no. 0564, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.