There's a fairly constant stream of Skt MSS being sold through ebay.com.  They're often very cheap (though sometimes just a few folios), except when illustrated.  See here.  Caveat emptor, of course.

Dominik




On 14 July 2011 01:15, Thrasher, Allen <athr@loc.gov> wrote:

If anyone is aware of the prices of recently purchased or recently appraised Khotan mss (in Sanskrit or Khotanese) or early (pre-18th c.) mss from Nepal, could they please contact me off-list ASAP?  Also, asking prices would be of interest, whether realized or not.

 

I have searched the ArtFact database.

 

No, none of our South Asian mss are missing, but we have been asked about the very most valuable ones.

 

Please feel free to forward.

 

Thanks very much.

 

Allen

 

 

Allen W. Thrasher, Ph.D.

Senior Reference Librarian and Team Coordinator

South Asia Team

Asian Division

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