Penn in Hand: Selected Manuscripts

Collection of late Vedic upaniṣads and rituals, circa 1700-1850.

1 item (71 leaves) : paper ; 13 x 24 cm.

Collection of late Vedic and possibly medieval upaniṣads which have a philosophical tone and often are couched in narrative, preceded by a work of Vedic ritual instruction.

Title supplied by cataloger.

Written in 17-20 lines per leaf.

71 leaves foliated 1-71, upper left and lower right verso.

Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; few corrections or additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; manuscript is oriented in a portrait rather than landscape format and was previously bound at the top with cord or string, giving the impression of a notebook.

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1205

Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 1205

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