Nīlakaṇṭhī, circa 1700-1850; नीलकण्ठी,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Nīlakaṇṭha, active 16th century

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is a manual and astrological treatise used for contemplation and consultation and deals with the twelve bhavas (houses) associated with the zodiac. Includes spaces for astrological tables that are not drawn.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Divination; Hindu astrology; Hindu astronomy; Divination -- India

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 item (6 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 9-11 lines per leaf.; 6 leaves foliated 1-4, [5-6], upper left and lower right verso.; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts