Mṛgale khārī copaī, 1794-1814; मृगले खारीचोपई, १७९४-१८१४

Date:

1794

Description:

Love story in old Hindi verse. Illuminated with gouache paintings, primarily of couples, surrounded with red and yellow borders. From Rajasthan.

Language:

Hindi

Provenance:

Formerly owned and donated to Penn Libraries by Haramanuts (?), according to wrapper note.

Subject:

Love poetry, Indic; Hindu mythology

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); illuminations (paintings); poems; Manuscripts, Rajasthani; Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (54 leaves) : paper; 12 x 25 cm

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 54v).; Written in 10-11 lines per leaf.; 54 leaves foliated 1-38, 40-49, 49-54, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti mṛgale khārīscopaī saṃpurṇī (f. 54r).; Dated saṃvat 1851 or 1871 (1794 or 1814), both dates are given (f. 54v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.; In Hindi (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1188

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts