Once again, I stand in awe of the erudition of this community and its largesse in sharing it. I knew of Naik's volumes, but had little hope of ever actually seeing copies of them. Thanks to Lubomir's guidance, I look forward to delving into them alson with the other valuable works in this repository.
Thank you again. with regards, Herman *Herman Tull, PhD* *Princeton, NJ* On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 2:55 PM Lubomír Ondračka <[email protected]> wrote: > The link to this book is in this message: > > https://list.indology.info/pipermail/indology/2018-December/049044.html > > L. > > > On 10/05/2024 19:04, Harry Spier via INDOLOGY wrote: > > Typography of Devanagari by B.S. Naik 1971 (a three volume set) may have > what you want. I used to have a pdf of this, but I can't locate it. If > anyone sends this to you, please also forward it to me. > > Harry Spier > > > On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 1:38 PM Herman Tull via INDOLOGY < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Does anyone have any information on the history of typography used for >> Euro-American Sanskrit-devanagari texts from the late 19th and early 20th >> centuries? In some printed volumes I notice a mix between using the >> "Calcutta" style and the "Bombay" style of letters. (For a highly readable >> article on the difference between the two, see: >> https://gazette.universalthirst.com/home/the-story-of-the-devanagari-letter) >> This is particularly noticeable in Lanman's *Reader* which has the >> "Calcutta" style for "a / ā"; "ṇa"; and "śa"; but the "Bombay" style for >> "la" and "kṣa." >> >> Any information would be appreciated. >> >> with regards, >> >> Herman >> >> *Herman Tull, PhD* >> *Princeton, NJ* >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing > [email protected]https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > > >
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