The Word is Sacred. Sacred is the Word. The Indian Manuscript Tradition.
New Delhi. National Mission for Manuscripts. 2007. Stock ID #212567 "The Word is Sacred; Sacred is The Word: The Indian Manuscript Tradition sets out to demonstrate the wealth and diversity of India's manuscript traditions and to communicate a lasting impression of India as a multifarious and multicultural society that holds knowledge and knowledge systems in high regard. When referring to this item please quote stockid 212567.
Colour and black and white illustrations, 203pp, glossary, small light stain fore edge, otherwise very good hardback copy in dustjacket. 28.7 x 22cm.
Some one hundred precious manuscripts, books, and related documents introduced in this book span a timescale of almost two millennia of Indian cultural history. Often elaborately illustrated, the works come from the subcontinent's most important public and private collections." (Publisher's description).
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