Lists of Sanskrit Manuscripts in Private Libraries in the Bombay Presidency, Part 1

This book is a bibliographical survey of the Sanskrit manuscripts held in private collections in the Bombay Presidency, a region that includes present-day Maharashtra, Gujarat, and parts of Karnataka. The authors, Govind Sastri Nirantar and Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, were pioneering scholars of Sanskrit epigraphy and palaeography, who aimed to document and preserve the rich cultural heritage of India. The book contains extensive lists of manuscripts, with information on their titles, authors, dates, scripts, formats, and owners, as well as critical notes on their textual and manuscriptual history. This book is an invaluable resource for Indologists, historians, linguists, and manuscript scholars.
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