South indian incised mss

[Kenneth G. Zysk]

On Mon, 5 Feb 1996, Francois Voegeli wrote:
> Thank you very much for your prompt answer.
> In fact I have never been (for the moment) in a well-maintained
> ms-collection of the south but I would further like to know if you or
> anybody else on the network have witnessed the whole process of making a
> south-indian ms, from incising to inking, and if you could describe it more
> precisely or if you know any reference on that matter.
> As for the "anonymousness" of your message it could be that you sent it
> using the mail function of Netscape with which such things sometimes
> happen.
> 
> Thank you for everything and best regards.
> 
> Francois Voegeli
> Fac. des lettres
> Section de langues et civilisations orientales
> Universite de Lausanne
> BFSH 2
> CH-1015
> 
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> 

There is a fairly informative work that describes with illustrations the 
techniques for inscribing palm-leaf manuscripts in Orissa--a tradition 
that is still alive in Orissa. It may be helpful.

Subhas Pani, ed., Illustrated Palmleaf Manuscripts of Orissa. A selection 
from the Orissa State Museum. Bhubaneswar: Dr. H.C. Das, Superintendent, 
Orissa State Museum, 1984.

K. G. Zysk
New York University