Dividing Texts. Conventions of Visual Text-Organisation in Nepalese and North Indian Manuscripts

The number of manuscripts produced in the Indian sub-continent is astounding and is the result of a massive enterprise. The visual organization of texts in North Indian and Nepalese manuscripts from 800 to 1300 CE is at the centre of the present study. It sheds light on both the ways of manuscripts...

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Main Author: Bhattarai, Bidur
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020
Series:Studies in Manuscript Cultures
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