Nīlakaṇṭhī, circa 1700-1850
नीलकण्ठी, १७००-१८५०
- 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.
- Creator
- Nīlakaṇṭha, active 16th century
- Form
- manuscripts (documents)
- treatises
- manuals (instructional materials)
- Manuscripts, Sanskrit
- Date
- 1700
- Language
- Sanskrit
- Subject
- Divination
- Hindu astrology
- Hindu astronomy
- Divination -- India
- Geographic Subject
- India
- Collection
- Collection of Indic Manuscripts
- Extent
- 1 item (6 leaves) : paper ; 12 x 28 cm
- 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)
- Related works
- Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3x54m
- Also listed in
- Penn Libraries Catalog
- Physical Location
- Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1916
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Resource Type
- Text
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