In addition to the terrific works already mentioned, a good place to start (especially for it’s bibliography) is the following essay:

Rath, Saraju. 2012. “Varieties of Grantha Script: The Date and Place of Origin of Manuscripts.” In Aspects of Manuscript Culture in South India, edited by Saraju Rath, 187–206. Leiden: Brill.

On Sep 26, 2017, at 2:13 PM, Lubin, Tim via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

Professor Grünendahl’s manual is indeed indispensable, since it covers Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam scripts as well, with lots of charts.  For comparative paleographic charts, though, you could consult:

Elements of South-Indian Palæography, from the Fourth to the Seventeenth Century, A. D.: Being an Introduction to the Study of South-Indian Inscriptions and Mss

by Arthur Coke Burnell

Trübner & Company, 1878:

https://books.google.com/books?id=ywcIAAAAQAAJ 

Unfortunately, the Google Books scan, as so often, shows some of the plates folded up rather than open, so you’ll need to procure a hard copy from a library.

Best wishes,

Timothy Lubin

Professor of Religion and Adjunct Professor of Law

Chair of the Department of Religion

204 Tucker Hall

Washington and Lee University

Lexington, Virginia 24450

http://home.wlu.edu/~lubint 

http://wlu.academia.edu/TimothyLubin 

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=930949  

From: INDOLOGY <indology-bounces@list.indology.info> on behalf of INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info>
Reply-To: Patrick Olivelle <jpo@austin.utexas.edu>
Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 12:40 PM
To: Charles DiSimone <disimone@alumni.stanford.edu>
Cc: INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info>
Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Grantha/South Indian Paleography Resources?

Reinhold Grunendahl, South Indian Scripts in Sanskrit Manuscripts and Prints. Harrassowitz, 2001.

On Sep 26, 2017, at 11:26 AM, Charles DiSimone via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Might anyone suggest a good paleographical resource for manuscripts in Grantha script (as well as other scripts used in Sanskrit (or Tamil and Telugu) manuscripts produced in the South)? I'm presently making use of Bühler's Indische Palaeographie and any other resources would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Charles

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Dr. des. Charles DiSimone

Institut für Indologie und Tibetologie

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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