Collection ID: 0002 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Moeurs et coutumes des gentils à la Côte Coromandel

Call number

Ms. Codex 1010
(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 3778239
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/3778239

Publisher

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Language

French

Origin

Date

between 1775 and 1799?

Place

France?

Summary

A description of the customs of the people of the Coromandel Coast in southeastern India. Chapters are devoted to civil administration, occupations and customs, and civil ceremonies. A larger section at the end focuses on the religion of the area and is subdivided into chapters on the creation of the world and the institution of religion, doctrine of new Vedams (including discussion of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, and caste), and religious ceremonies (including discussion of sacrifice).

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Title from caption title (f. 1r); date supplied by cataloger.
   

Extent

54 leaves : 379 x 225 (328 x 192) mm. bound to 395 x 247 mm

Foliation

Paper, i (modern paper) + 54 + i (modern paper); [1-54]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.

Support

Paper

Binding

Modern boards.

Layout

Written in 52 long lines; ruled in lead.

Script

Written in a cursive script by a single hand.

Provenance

• Purchased, 1960.
   

Subjects topical

• Caste--India--Early works to 1800
• Hinduism--India--Early works to 1800

Genres

• Codices
• Manuscripts, French--18th century
• Manuscripts, European

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