Acquiring manuscript images

Work has begun in earnest on the task of collecting more digital copies of manuscripts of the Suśrutasaṃhitā. Currently, the project is seeking copies of manuscripts from the following institutions:

• The Asiatic Society of Bengal, in Kolkata,
• The Calcutta Sanskrit College and University, in Kolkata,
• The Saraswati Bhavan Library, Vārāṇasī,
• The Nāgarī Prachārinī Sabhā, Vārāṇasī,
• The Vārāṇasī Sanskrit College Library (probably an obsolete reference).

There are descriptive entries for the manuscripts at each of these institutions at PanditProject (under “manuscripts”). These listing were updated yesterday with new individual entries for several manuscripts at the Calcutta Sanskrit College that had formerly been grouped in single entries.

References

• Bandury, Dalia, and Brahmananda Gupta. 2006-2010. “A Descriptive Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Collection of the Asiatic Society. Volume XV - Āyurvedic Manuscripts.” Kolkata: Asiatic Society. 2v.
• Pandey, Sudhakar. 1973-1978 Nagari Pracarini SabhaHastalikhita Saṃskṛta-grantha-sūci. Varanasi: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, 5 v.
• Sastri, Hrishikesh, and Siva Chandra Gui. 1895. A Descriptive Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Library of Calcutta Sanskrit College. Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press. volume 10.1 “Medicine.”