palm-leaf
India
17th Century
Source: Wilden, Eva. "Personal Poetics: An Adapted Version of a Well-Known Treatise in Old Tamil". In Manuscript Cultures in Asia, Africa and Europe, 2021.
Recipe Details
Evidence
"The bundle was dusty and not well cared for, but it was still intact except for a few insect holes and its crumbling margins."
Remarks
The manuscript MSSML 631 is a palm-leaf pothi (p. 399). It belongs to the Mahārājā Serfoji Sarasvatī Mahal Library in Tañcāvūr, part of a collection formed during the Nayak (17th c.) and Maratha periods (p. 402). The physical state of the manuscript significantly deteriorated between 2004 and 2017; while initially observed as intact, later examination found the bundle in disorder with broken leaves, insect damage, and missing pieces (p. 403).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
analogue photography
manual scanning
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typepalm-leaf
RegionIndia
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorWilden, Eva. "Personal Poetics: An Adapted Version of a Well-Known Treatise in Old Tamil". In Manuscript Cultures in Asia, Africa and Europe, 2021.
CollectionTañcāvūr
Language
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