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Title

Haridrāguṇavicāra
हरिद्रागुणविचार

Call number

Ms. Coll. 390 Item 787
(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206., University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9962208433503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/881237891

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

In Sanskrit

Summary

Manuscript is used for study and consultation and is a reference guide for natural materials (flora, minerals, and more) and their properties, including frankincense (silhaka), figs/berries (pippalī), and many others.

Notes

• Title from original purchase wrapper.
   
• Written in 7-14 lines per leaf.
   
• 49 leaves foliated 1-49, upper left and lower right verso.
   
• Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line; some folios treated with turmeric powder and gold flecks as is commonly seen in Bengali manuscripts.
   

Extent

1 item (49 leaves) : 10 x 25 cm

Support

Paper

Subjects topical

• Medicine, Ayurvedic

Genres

• Manuals (instructional materials)
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
• Manuscripts--India--18th century
• Manuscripts--India--19th century

Licenses

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