Please see also Prof von Hinüber's review in the IIJ: https://www.jstor.org/stable/24665894.
Perhaps this is also a nice chance to remind everyone of the existence of this journal and invite your contributions ;) Jonathan On Tue, May 9, 2023 at 10:01 AM Walter Slaje via INDOLOGY < [email protected]> wrote: > See > > > https://www.harrassowitz-verlag.de/Korrektur_Differenzierung_und_Abk%C3%BCrzung_in_indischen_Inschriften_und_Handschriften/title_3753.ahtml > > The table of contents downloadable from the Harrassowitz site provides > good orientation on the degree of coverage of Indian scripts and auxiliary > characters used in inscriptions and manuscripts. > > Regards, > WS > > Am Di., 9. Mai 2023 um 09:43 Uhr schrieb Lubomír Ondračka via INDOLOGY < > [email protected]>: > >> I think the best and most comprehensive book not yet mentioned, which >> covers more than its title suggests, is: >> >> Katrin Einicke, Korrektur, Differenzierung und Abkürzung in indischen >> Inschriften und Handschriften, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2009. >> >> If I remember correctly, the author also discusses the use of >> sandhivigraha. >> >> Best, >> Lubomir >> >> >> On 09.05.2023 1:35, Dominik Wujastyk via INDOLOGY wrote: >> > I agree with Deepro about the absence of any good, comprehensive book. >> > But to add to the readings, I would mention some lesser-known sources: >> > >> > * >> > Grierson, George Abraham. 1916. “On the Sarada Alphabet.” The >> > Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, >> > 677–708. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25189479 >> > <http://www.jstor.org/stable/25189479>. >> > * >> > Murthy, R. S. Shivaganesha. 1996. Introduction to Manuscriptology. >> > Delhi: Sharada Publishing House. >> > * >> > Nair, K. Maheswaran. 1998. Manuscriptology. Trivandrum: Swantham >> Books. >> > * >> > Mukhopadhyaya, Bijayanath. 1985. Administration of Manuscript >> > Libraries with Special Reference to Sanskrit. Calcutta Sanskrit >> > College Research Series. Calcutta: Sanskrit College. >> > * >> > Tripāṭhī, Chandrabhāl. 1975. Catalogue of the Jaina Manuscripts at >> > Strasbourg. Indologia Berolinensis ; Bd. 4. Leiden: E. J. Brill. >> > (Introduction) >> > >> > Best, >> > Dominik >> > >> > On Mon, 8 May 2023 at 17:11, Deepro Chakraborty via INDOLOGY >> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> > >> > You are most welcome. >> > >> > I cannot think of any single book that covers all such issues. You >> > can check some of the volumes of Studies in Manuscript Cultures >> > <https://www.csmc.uni-hamburg.de/publications/smc.html>. Some >> > volumes are particularly dedicated to Indic manuscripts, such as >> > Volume 10: Bidur Bhattarai's Dividing Texts: Conventions of Visual >> > Text-Organisation in Nepalese and North Indian Manuscripts >> > <https://www.csmc.uni-hamburg.de/publications/smc/smc10.html>. For >> > the Kashmiri manuscripts, I would recommend Michael Witzel's 1994 >> > article "Kashmiri Manuscripts and Pronunciation >> > < >> https://archive.org/details/kashmiri-manuscripts-and-pronunciation-witzel >> >". >> > >> > Deepro >> > >> > On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 4:47 PM Harry Spier >> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> > >> > Thank you Deepro, >> > What you say makes sense, that it is a copy of a Sharada >> > manuscript carrying over the characteristics of the original. >> > On a broader point, I've seen courses on manuscriptology >> > advertised many places over the years, so I'm wondering if there >> > are any books that have been written on manuscriptology that >> > cover all these practical issues that come up when you look at >> > actual manuscripts. >> > Harry Spier >> > Harry Spier >> > >> > >> > On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 6:21 PM Deepro Chakraborty >> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > Dear Harry, >> > >> > The /avagraha/ in the Devanāgari manuscript seems to follow >> > the trait of Sharada manuscripts in which the /avagraha/ >> > functions as a sandhi mark <https://symbl.cc/en/111C9/>. >> So, >> > it has a broader use than just being used in cases of an >> > /abhinihita /sandhi. >> > >> > Deepro Chakraborty >> > (he/him) >> > PhD candidate >> > Department of History, Classics, and Religion >> > University of Alberta >> > >> > /The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located >> > on ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan) Treaty 6 territory, >> > and respects the history, languages, and cultures of the >> > First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and all First Peoples of >> > Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our institution./ >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Deepro Chakraborty >> > (he/him) >> > PhD candidate >> > Department of History, Classics, and Religion >> > University of Alberta >> > >> > /The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on >> > ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan) Treaty 6 territory, and respects >> > the history, languages, and cultures of the First Nations, Métis, >> > Inuit, and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to >> > enrich our institution./ >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > INDOLOGY mailing list >> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> > <https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology> >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > INDOLOGY mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > -- Prof. dr. J.A. Silk Leiden University Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, LIAS Matthias de Vrieshof 3, Room 0.05b 2311 BZ Leiden website: www.OpenPhilology.eu copies of my publications may be found at https://leidenuniv.academia.edu/JASilk
_______________________________________________ INDOLOGY mailing list [email protected] https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
