Ms. Indic 1 Avatars of Vishnu
Title
Avatars of VishnuCall number
Ms. Indic 1(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206, University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)
Alternate identifiers
Publisher
University of PennsylvaniaLanguage
In SanskritOrigin
- Date
- 1800s
Summary
Text praising and illustrating the major avatāras of the Hindu deity Viṣṇu, including Kṛṣṇa and Rāma, focusing especially on their defeat of various demons.
Notes
- Includes 36 illustrations.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Written in 3 lines per leaf.
Extent
1 item (63 leaves) : 5 x 13 cmSupport
Palm leafProvenance
- Sold by Sam Fogg Ltd. (London), the catalog Dreams, devotion and romance : illustrated manuscripts from India (2010), no. 18.
Subjects topical
- Rāma--(Hindu deity)
- Vishnu--(Hindu deity)--Art
- Vishnu--(Hindu deity)
- Krishna--(Hindu deity)
- Rāma--(Hindu deity)
- Krishna--(Hindu deity)
- Hindu literature, Oriya
- Hindu literature, Oriya
- Avatars (Religion)
- Avatars (Religion)
- Monsters--India
- Monsters
- India
Genres
- Manuscripts, Sanskrit
- Prayers
- Art
- Art
- Manuscripts
Licenses
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- Text
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- Text
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