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Rasaśāstra, circa 1650-1799

Also known as रसशास्त्र, १६५०-१७९९

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  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: Sanskrit
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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Manuscript used for consultation and reference and is a Hindu medical treatise on fluids (rasas) in the creation of alchemical elixirs using, plants, and other substances for the purpose of healing sicknesses such as fever. Manuscript is incomplete and lacks a beginning and an ending.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism.

  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Alchemy”. Retained metadata contains “Alchemy” in the subject metadata.

    • “Alchemy”· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • “Alchemy”· in subject

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University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

1 item (6 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 26 cm; 6 leaves foliated 31-36, upper left and lower right verso.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Incipit: jājī ajamodāvajyeṣṭīmadhusasaiṃ dhavaṃ // (f. 31r).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and significant additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Written in 7-14 lines per leaf.

1650—Sanskrit—Public download

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Identifiers

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  • ark:/81431/p3wh2dj1m

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Collection of Indic Manuscripts
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9962225013503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 796
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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