Oldest dated paper manuscripts from India and Nepal?
Birgit Kellner
birgit.kellner at UNIVIE.AC.AT
Mon Dec 15 10:04:22 UTC 2008
Dear all,
I am wondering what might be the oldest dated paper mss from India and
Nepal respectively that are currently known.
For India, I am aware of Alsdorf's reference to a Jaina ms of the
Karmagranthaṭippaṇaka (Jaisalmer) from 1198 CE (Alsdorf 1951: 62).
For Nepal, Trier 1972: 132 reports a Pañcarakṣā ms of 1105 CE (N.S. 225)
as the oldest dated paper ms (at the time kept in the Asutosh Museum,
Calcutta, ms. plate 121), made of Thymelaeaceae fibre.
(References:
Alsdorf, Ludwig: "Neues von alten Jaina-Bibliotheken." Beiträge zur
indischen Philologie und Altertumskunde. Walter Schubring zum 70.
Geburtstag dargebracht von der deutschen Indologie (Alt- und
Neu-Indische Studien 7). Hamburg (1951), 59-65.
Trier, Jesper: "Ancient Paper of Nepal. Results of ethno-technological
field-work on its manufacture, uses and history - with technical
analyses of bast, paper and manuscripts" Jutland Archaeological Society
Publications 10. Copenhagen (1972).)
Does anyone know of any older *dated* paper mss?
Thanks in advance, and best regards,
Birgit Kellner
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