Again: New book on South Indian scripts

[gruenendahl]

(Apologies for bringing this up again. )

Thanks for the interest expressed in a number of direct messages,
which made me aware that I should have included a table of contents
and some practical information.

Reinhold Grünendahl:
South Indian Scripts in Sanskrit Manuscripts and Prints
Grantha Tamil - Malayalam - Telugu - Kannada - Nandinagari
Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag 2001. - xxii, 224 pp., 6 tables
ISBN 3-447-04504-3  EUR 41.00

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The book can be ordered directly from the publishers:

e-mail to:        verlag at harrassowitz.de

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It contains c. 5,200 basic characters, ligatures
(i.e., vocalizations), conjuncts / consonant clusters,
numerals, abbreviations etc. Special care has been taken to
map out the complexity of Grantha Tamil in a system
of graphic classification.
The material surveyed comprises Sanskrit manuscripts as
well as the Southern tradition of Sanskrit printing, and
books in Dravidian languages.


                       Contents

Preface                                                          vii
Terms and Symbols  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       xii
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              xiii

Grantha Tamil
Basic Characters & Ligatures . . . . . . . . . . .  1
Prepausal Consonants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Additional Graphs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Conjunct Forms of Sonorants  . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Consonant Clusters & Conjuncts . . . . . . . . . . .18
Tamil  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Abbreviations & Contractions . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Graphic Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Grantha Malayalam
Basic Characters & Ligatures . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Prepausal Consonants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Additional Graphs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Conjunct Forms of Sonorants  . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Consonant Clusters & Conjuncts . . . . . . . . . . .95

Telugu
Basic Characters & Ligatures . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Additional Graphs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Conjunct Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Abbreviations & Contractions . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Consonant Clusters & Conjuncts . . . . . . . . . . 143

Kannada
Basic Characters & Ligatures . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Additional Graphs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Conjunct Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Abbreviations & Contractions . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Consonant Clusters & Conjuncts . . . . . . . . . . 181

Appendix: Distinctive Features of Nandinagari  . . 201

Checklist of Conjunct Components . . . . . . . . . 211
The Southern Brhaspati Cycle (1207-1986 A.D.)  . . 217
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Outline Tables



Best regards

Reinhold Grünendahl


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Dr. Reinhold Gruenendahl
Niedersaechsische Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek
Fachreferat sued- und suedostasiatische Philologien
(Dept. of Indology)

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Tel (+49) (0)5 51 / 39 52 83
Fax (+49) (0)5 51 / 39 23 61
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