Palm Leaf Manuscript by Stephanie

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04-DEC-2015

Palm Leaf Manuscript

Courtesy of the Library at the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania

Collection of Hindu religious texts.
Telugu script on palm leaves.
Likely 18th century from southern India.
Poetic devotional compositions that would have been set to music, a well-known genre of Telugu verse.

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Sam Rua		29-Jan-2016 16:08
Very cool. It is always wonderful to see historical artifacts to help ground us as we go about our technology-filled lives.

Carl H. Johnson		21-Jan-2016 11:21
I'm surprised that they don't use gloves to handle those manuscripts!!!!

Martin Lamoon		18-Jan-2016 16:29
So well preserved V

Tom Munson		17-Jan-2016 22:12
Nice work, Stephanie.

Colin Storey		17-Jan-2016 20:24
Amazing image of these delicate scripts.

Zoltán Balogh		17-Jan-2016 13:10
It looks very interesting! V

Pete Hemington		17-Jan-2016 09:39
Brilliant and interesting

Buz Kiefer		17-Jan-2016 02:25
Magnificent find and photographed Beautifully. How delicate and interesting. Thanks for posting this. Vote.

Nestor Derkach		16-Jan-2016 18:14
Great image, amazing that you were allowed to photograph such history. Vote

Tom LeRoy		16-Jan-2016 10:21
So interesting what they did and fine capture of these fragile leaves. V

Frank Brault		16-Jan-2016 01:54
A fine capture of this precious manuscript. V

LynnH		15-Jan-2016 20:52
I can see by the wrapping that they must be handled with care. So glad someone is preserving these old texts.

Walter Otto Koenig		15-Jan-2016 16:20
Interesting shot, glad you show this Steph. I have some 19th Century Palm Leaf Texts and don't handle them because of their fragility. Our climate dries them out and even in India their lifespan is limited, and this is why sacred texts and Sanskrit Literature were copied over and over again which produced variations over the centuries. Epic texts like the Mahabharata for example may be written on over 50,000 of these leaves.

Alexander Kazakov		15-Jan-2016 11:52
Wow! V

Yvonne		15-Jan-2016 10:06
Thank you for sharing these interesting artifacts - they must be so rare! v

laine		15-Jan-2016 09:02
You were lucky to be allowed to take photos of these precious items

Blandine Mangin		15-Jan-2016 07:44
beautiful ! v

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		15-Jan-2016 07:24
Beautiful image Stephanie. V

Carol How		15-Jan-2016 06:49
Fascinating image as your brief write up reveals…well done! V

hamery		15-Jan-2016 02:37
Palm leaf...They must be very delicate and preciious ; Great capture and may be your ( or all the pbaser ) photo will be in the history as well after hundred of years, Stephanie. VVV

Tom Munson		15-Jan-2016 01:27
Nice work!

Jeff Real		15-Jan-2016 00:36
Such an interesting series you have going on ~V~

janescottcumming		14-Jan-2016 23:03
How unusual, very interesting! V

Bill Miller		14-Jan-2016 22:39
Very interesting and delicate.

Jim Coffman		14-Jan-2016 22:25
A nice image of this manuscript, Stephanie!

John Hamers		14-Jan-2016 22:18
Well composed and interesting image !!V

Kim		14-Jan-2016 22:06
Nicely composed and very interesting image! V

larose forest photos		14-Jan-2016 22:05
This is fascinating. Love to see such artifacts. V

Helen Betts		14-Jan-2016 22:00
It looks like quite a precious piece, in this well composed image. V.

bill friedlander		14-Jan-2016 21:10
Amazing the care with which the manuscripts are handled. V

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