Sinhalese zoological astrology ola
- First published:
- 14th century
- Languages: Pali, SIN, Tamil
- Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
21 leaves : illustrations, diagrams ; 5.2 x 28.2 x 3.5 cm (6 lines per leaf surface) 21 leaves : 5.2 x 28.2 x 3.5 cm (6 lines per leaf surface) Manuscript Title devised by cataloguer Poleman description: Unidentified. Sinhalese script. 21 ff. Palm leaves with wood covers, tying cord, and silver medallions. 11.1 x 2.1. 5-6 lines. Diagrams and pictures of the sea-serpent, mermaid, etc. M (Museum) 213 (Casey Wood number) Collected by Casey Wood: no. 213 Comments by Dr. Perera: Book on astrology, in Sinhala, with diagrams Includes diagrams of sea serpents and mermaids Label found in Archivex box reads: "No. 213. Ola written in Sinhalese script with a number of Tamil words. This is an extremely rare, zoological codex with many diagrams and pictures of animals -- the mermaid, sea serpent, etc. Contemporary lacquered covers, modern cord and silver button. Probably 15th century. [?for Blacker library?]"
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Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Astrology”. Retained metadata contains “Astrology” in the title, “Astrology” in the description, “Astrology” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).
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- “Astrology”· in title
- “Astrology”· in description
- “Astrology”· in subject
- “Astrology”· in edition title
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan | 1400-01-01T00:00:00Z | Sri Lanka : [producer not identified] | Pali, SIN, Tamil | — | Public digitized item |
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- Contributing institution: McGill University Library
- Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
- Internet Archive institutional collection: toronto
- Scanner: Internet Archive Python library 3.5.0
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- internet-archive:McGillLibrary-rbsc_ms-indic47-30236
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