Picture book, containing drawings and miniature paintings of birds and animals, mythological beings, scenes of daily life (such as a woman breastfeeding a child), court scenes, and more. Many scenes of well-known Hindu iconography featuring gods and goddesses. Many of the pictures are unfinished, upside-down or overpainted, suggesting a work in progress or a sketchbook with notes.
Title from title page (f. 1r).; Written in 3 lines per leaf.; 70 leaves foliated 1-70, upper left and lower right verso.; Mistakes covered over in white or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; borders marked with yellow line; paintings throughout often over painted with second drawing or painting, many unfinished.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2676
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