I suggest the excellent book by Florinda De Simini “Of Gods and Books”, De Gruyter 2017: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110478815/html?lang=en The book is open access.
Buona estate! Raffaele > Il giorno 12 ago 2024, alle ore 16:45, Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY > <[email protected]> ha scritto: > > Dear McComas, > > Ch. 1 of my recently edited volumes, Tibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed > Books, dealing with the materiality of Tibetan books, includes a number of > references to work on pertinent aspects of Indian book production, including > palm leaf, birchbark, and ink fabrication. > > best, > Matthew > > Sent from Proton Mail > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://proton.me/mail/home&source=gmail-imap&ust=1724078771000000&usg=AOvVaw0bb3vg4UElz0d4_llOWeru> > for iOS > > > On Mon, Aug 12, 2024 at 03:44, McComas Taylor via INDOLOGY > <[email protected] <mailto:On Mon, Aug 12, 2024 at 03:44, McComas > Taylor via INDOLOGY <<a href=>> wrote: >> >> Dear colleagues >> >> What has been written about the materiality of texts and textual production >> in the realm of Sanskrit literature? I am interested to find out about the >> ways in which 'books' as physical artefacts and writing as a practical >> process are addressed in Sanskrit literature. There is plenty on the >> history of writing and epigraphy, but I have not yet been able to find much >> on 'the book' etc - I would be very grateful for any references. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> McComas >> >> <Outlook-do1rdomd.png> <Outlook-cxner3ua.jpg> >> McComas Taylor, Professor of Sanskrit >> College of Asia and Pacific, Australian National University >> Secretary-General, International Assoc. of Sanskrit Studies >> > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.google.com/url?q=https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology&source=gmail-imap&ust=1724078771000000&usg=AOvVaw03UkQXqzsEAXJQp7V1r1uL Prof. Raffaele Torella Emeritus Professor of Sanskrit Sapienza University of Rome www.academia.edu/raffaeletorella -- *Fai crescere le giovani ricercatrici e i giovani ricercatori*** *con il 5 per mille alla Sapienza* Scrivi il codice fiscale dell'Università *80209930587 **Cinque per mille <https://www.uniroma1.it/it/node/23149>*
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