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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