Hiṅgulanāmalakṣaṇa, 1763; हिङ्हुलनामलक्षण,१७६३

Date:

1763

Description:

Manuscript is used for reference and consultation for alchemical and medical remedies, such as the use of mercury.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Alchemy; Mercury; Medicine, Ayurvedic; Mercury -- India; Alchemy -- India

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuals (instructional materials); Prescriptions; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (10 leaves) : paper; 12 x 28 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from incipit (f. 1r).; Written in 12-14 lines per leaf.; 10 leaves foliated 1-10, upper left and lower right verso.; Incipit: atha hiṃgulasya nāmalakṣaṇaguṇītpatiśodhanāni // (f. 1r).; Colophon: iti saṃ[vat] 1820 āsurī 8 (f. 10v).; Dated saṃvat 1820 (1763) (f. 10v).; 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 black line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts