Manuscript an astrological work, title translated as Jewel of all things, is a comprehensive overview of astrological charts, and planetary movements, that seeks to determine outcomes that will positively or negatively effect people's lives and rites of passage (birth, marriage, death). Small graph on the title page written in a different hand.
Title from colophon (f. 60r).; Written in 10-14 lines per leaf.; 59 leaves foliated 1, 3-60, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: yādṛṣaṃ pustakaṃ dṛṣṭvā tādṛśaṃ likhitaṃ mayā // yadi śudram śruddhaṃ vāmamadoṣonavidyate // samāpta // śubham astu // saṃvat 1807 // (f. 60r).; Dated saṃvat 1807 (1750) (f. 60r).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with quadruple black line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 653
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