Dear friends, With apologies for cross-posting, I am happy to announce here the publication of a two-volume collaborative work on Tibetan books and manuscripts, dealing with their material features, history, and main categories:
https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501716218/tibetan-manuscripts-and-early-printed-books-volume-i/#bookTabs=1 https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501771255/tibetan-manuscripts-and-early-printed-books-volume-ii/#bookTabs=1 Although perhaps not Indological in a strict sense, issues of Indological interest are discussed, including the Tibetan adoption and continuation of the format of the palm-leaf book, the Indian origins of Tibetan scripts and bilingual Sanskrit-Tibetan books, the role of Kashmiri and other Indian artistic traditions in book decoration, the use of Indian numeral figures in Tibet, and much more. A full table of contents will be found here https://www.academia.edu/114976444/Tibetan_Manuscripts_and_Early_Printed_Books_volumes_I_and_II together with information regarding the publisher's discount program, for those who may be interested. Matthew T. Kapstein Professor emeritus Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Research University, Paris Associate The University of Chicago Divinity School https://ephe.academia.edu/MatthewKapstein https://vajrabookshop.com/product/the-life-and-work-of-auleshi/ https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/60949 Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/) secure email.
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