Thank you for your helpful response. Regards Smita Sail On Sun, Jun 23, 2024 at 8:37 PM John de Figueiredo <johnde...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Hello Smita, > Pre-Portuguese manuscripts were probably written on leaves of banana trees > and kept in bundles. If they still exist, you may find them outside Goa in > places like Kerala. In Goa itself they are more likely to exist in > districts other than Ilhas, Bardez, and Salsete. You have to make sure they > are authentic and not apocryphal. > Best wishes, > John M. de Figueiredo > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 23, 2024, at 5:53 AM, smita sail <smitams...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Dear Katharina > Thanks for responding. > Manuscripts in any script would do. Preferably Konkani manuscripts in > different scripts. > We are looking for Manuscripts that will help us reconstruct pre-colonial > Goan Cultural landscape and also make a comparative study later on of 16th > and 17th century. Phase 1 of the project is a mere epistemological survey > and Phase 2 will be about examining a d analysing those that will help us > with our research. > We have no records of any manuscripts prior to 1520. It will be > groundbreaking if we can trace anything that belongs to pre-Portuguese era. > > Thank you. > Regards > Smita Sail > > On Sun, 23 Jun, 2024, 04:02 Katharina Poggendorf-Kakar, <kpka...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> hi smita, what kind of manuscripts are you looking for? regards, Katha >> >> Am Sa., 22. Juni 2024 um 16:14 Uhr schrieb smita sail < >> smitams...@gmail.com>: >> >>> Thank you so much for that piece of information, Joao baab. >>> >>> On Fri, 21 Jun, 2024, 06:38 Joao Paulo Cota, <joao_c...@hotmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> There are quite a few institutions in Portugal that have old Portuguese >>>> India related documents and they are housed in the right buildings. >>>> >>>> - Museu da Marinha in Lisbon has a wealth of maritime and military >>>> related documents >>>> - Museu Ultramarino in Alcantara (suburbs of Lisbon) has a lot of >>>> general government colonial era documents, manuscripts and books >>>> - Torre to Tombo has more ancient documents >>>> - One of the large Coimbra libraries has some interesting Goan >>>> related publications >>>> >>>> Besides there is a large private library mostly related to Goan books >>>> held in London, afraid I cannot give out details. It is just beyond belief >>>> what books and other publications they have there. Definitely the largest >>>> one in the world in private hands. >>>> All I can say is that it is not open to public, it is very private. >>>> Regards. >>>> Joao Paulo >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From:* goa-research-net@googlegroups.com < >>>> goa-research-net@googlegroups.com> on behalf of smita sail < >>>> smitams...@gmail.com> >>>> *Sent:* 20 June 2024 09:18 >>>> *To:* goa-research-net@googlegroups.com < >>>> goa-research-net@googlegroups.com> >>>> *Subject:* [GRN] Seeking help in tracing Goa related manuscripts >>>> >>>> Dear all, >>>> >>>> Any form of help regarding the following will be highly valued: Does >>>> anyone know of any manuscripts in private possession or held by individuals >>>> or institutions, apart from those in the Goa Archives, Central Library, Goa >>>> University, and St. Xavier's Research Centre or those cataloged? >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Dr Smita Sail >>>> Chair, Dept of English >>>> Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham >>>> Mobile:8904632400 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2BQ-s3viMEm2j0mTVDD%3DnELvxOUQTm6K65pJzAEmo%3D7FJUTDsA%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2BQ-s3viMEm2j0mTVDD%3DnELvxOUQTm6K65pJzAEmo%3D7FJUTDsA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/GV2P195MB2161852FA682C4FD3B30BD4582C82%40GV2P195MB2161.EURP195.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/GV2P195MB2161852FA682C4FD3B30BD4582C82%40GV2P195MB2161.EURP195.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2BQ-s3vu1%2Bhfua4P6EYT9-peN9BPWgh89qv%3DebECiZaMpVk4Wg%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2BQ-s3vu1%2Bhfua4P6EYT9-peN9BPWgh89qv%3DebECiZaMpVk4Wg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Katharina Poggendorf-Kakar >> Pulwaddo Pequeno >> Benaulim, Salcete, Goa - 403716 >> Tel. 00919890016277 >> www.katharinakakar.com >> www.kakarartcollective.com >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Goa-Research-Net" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAHmnZEfLeWzM7WsfOX3Yu6SKycXGpgvOjGZoLs4CX5%3DvSf%3DjBg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAHmnZEfLeWzM7WsfOX3Yu6SKycXGpgvOjGZoLs4CX5%3DvSf%3DjBg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2BQ-s3tCqoQ5M1zka1wGAop0%3D-6aJDAjBjHjiFgX1UN%3DOKPGCw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2BQ-s3tCqoQ5M1zka1wGAop0%3D-6aJDAjBjHjiFgX1UN%3DOKPGCw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/DC17EA50-9D55-48ED-9BF9-F34C33EE4987%40sbcglobal.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/DC17EA50-9D55-48ED-9BF9-F34C33EE4987%40sbcglobal.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. 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