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Rasarājalakṣmī, circa 1700-1850.
रसराजलक्ष्मी

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 759
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Sanskrit
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Physical Description:
1 item (15 leaves) : paper ; 13 x 28 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 759
Place of Publication:
  • circa 1700-1850.
  • १७००-१८५०.
Language Note:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Manuscript is used for reference and consultation and is a medical treatise dealing with metallurgy, alchemy, and early forms of chemistry for the purpose of medical treatments.
Notes:
  • Title from incipit (f. 1v).
  • Written in 9 lines per leaf.
  • 15 leaves foliated 1-15, upper left and lower right verso.
  • Incipit: śrīgaṇeśāyanamaḥ // atharasarājalakṣṃīśvaramate saṃkṣepatāsūtādikarmocyate // (f. 15v).
  • 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.
  • Manuscript was formerly housed with Ms. Coll 390, Item 760, at time of purchase.
Cited in:
Listed in H.I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society, 1938), Poleman 5307 (UP 759).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 759
OCLC:
880978733

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