Basics of Manuscriptology & An Entrance to Medical Manuscripts

CONTENTS
CHAPERT-1
a) Introduction:
b) Manuscripts: An estimation & Language wise estimation.
CHAPTER-2
a) Manuscript: A definition
b) Why to study manuscripts ?
c) Few examples for archeological & Literary works
d) Manuscript: heritage
CHAPTER-3
a) Important scripts in the manuscripts
b) Grantha
c) Devanagari and Nandinaagari
d) Old kannada and development of Kannada script
e) Maithili
f) Malayalam
g) Modi
h) Nepali and newari
i) Oriya
j) Sharada
k) Simhaleese
1) Telugu or Andhra
m) Tigalari/Tulu
n) Vanga/Bengali
o) Tibetan
p) Time line of various scripts derived from Brahmi
CHAPTER-4
a) Writing in ancient india
b) Evidence of writing
c) Evidence of writing from Indian source
d) Evidence from foreign sources
e) Other evidences
f) Scripts in manuscripts available
g) Evolution of script from brahmi
h) Evolution of Brahmi script over time
CHAPTER-5
a) Writing material
b) Writing surface
c) Pam leaf (tala patra) & its preparation
d) Birch bark (bhurja patra) & its preparation
e) Sanchipath or samucipath & Paper
f) Other material-Metals-Copper, Gold, Silver, Brass, Bronze, Iron & Tin
g) Non metals- Stone, Leather, Ivory, Shell, Cotton, Kadata & Wood
h) Size of manuscripts & writing instruments
i) Stylus
j) Other instruments
k) Ink, Colour Inks, Type of Ink & Preparation of ink
1) Binding the manuscript
m) Type of manuscripts based on thickness & sti
CHAPTER-6
a) Collection of manuscripts
b) Survey to collect manuscripts
c) Extraordinary centres of manuscript collectio towards South & North India
CHAPTER-4
a) Writing in ancient india
b) Evidence of writing
c) Evidence of writing from Indian source
d) Evidence from foreign sources
e) Other evidences
f) Scripts in manuscripts available
g) Evolution of script from brahmi
h) Evolution of Brahmi script over time
CHAPTER-5
a) Writing material
b) Writing surface
c) Pam leaf (tala patra) & its preparation
d) Birch bark (bhurja patra) & its preparation
e) Sanchipath or samucipath & Paper
f) Other material-Metals-Copper, Gold, Silver, Brass, Bronze, Iron & Tin
g) Non metals- Stone, Leather, Ivory, Shell, Cotton, Kadata & Wood
h) Size of manuscripts & writing instruments
i) Stylus
j) Other instruments
k) Ink, Colour Inks, Type of Ink & Preparation of ink
1) Binding the manuscript
m) Type of manuscripts based on thickness & sti
CHAPTER-6
a) Collection of manuscripts
b) Survey to collect manuscripts
c) Extraordinary centres of manuscript collectio towards South & North India