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Bibliographical information of palm leaf manuscripts
Bibliographies
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01. CEYLON. National Museum Manuscript Series. Vol. 1,
(Palm leaf manuscripts). Medical ; [ed. by C. M. Austin de Silva], Colombo,
Ceylon Govt. Press, [ 1 9 4 8 ] . v, 5 4 , 3 p. (Sinhalese text, with English introduction).
(This entry was extracted from Bibliography of Ceylon, Vol. II, H. A. I. Goonetileke)
653p.
(This entry was extracted from Bibliography of Ceylon, Vol. II, H. A. I. Goonetileke)
653p.
(This entry was extracted from Bibliography of Ceylon, Vol. II, H. A. I. Goonetileke)
653p.
(This entry was extracted from Bibliography of Ceylon, Vol. II, H. A. I. Goonetileke)
653p.
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05. —Vol. 8. (Sinhala palm leaf manuscripts). Medical. Vol.4.
Treatment for snake bites ; [ed. by C. M. Austin de Silva and K. D. L.
Wickremaratna]. Colombo, National Museum Dept. , 1956 . xvi , 200p. , pi.,
text illus. (Sinhalese text, with English section). + Eight ancient Sinhala treatises on
snake bites and how to cure them. There is a description in English of the eight mss.
onpp. v-vi. I
(This entry was extracted from Bibliography of Ceylon, Vol. II, H. A. I. Goonetileke)
653p.
06. Goonetileke, H. A. I.
A Bibliography of Ceylon : a systematic guide to the literature on the land,
people, history and culture published in western languages from the
sixteenth century to the present day / H. A. I. Goonetileke . - Switzerland :
Inter Documentation Company, 1970 . - Vol. 1, Lxxx, 408p.
Content:
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Content:
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Content:
This volume contains the information and bibliographical details of books and
periodical articles relating to palm leaf manuscripts. (07p. and 415p.)
(Printed Copy, 1976)
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09. Gunasekara, H. M.
List of ola manuscripts m th* Museum library, Colombo, 1892 = Catalogue
of Pali, Sinhalese and Sanskrit manuscripts in the Colombo Museum
library / comp. H. M. G unasekara . - Colombo : Colombo Museum, 1901 . -
Part 01, xiv, 46p.
Content:
This is a reference source with details of 474 Pali, Sinhalese and Sanskrit palm leaf
manuscripts deposited at the Colombo Museum library. They are arranged
alphabetically by transliterated form of the titles. Under each title there is an
introduction of the work giving name of the author, probable date of composition,
etc. In addition there is an introduction written by Mr. Gerard A. Joseph, Librarian,
Museum of Colombo titled Ola manuscripts and the Government Oriental library of
Ceylon, (ix-xivp.)
Appendices:
Subject index (39-42p.). List of Pali, & Sanskrit, palm leaf manuscripts. (43-46p.)
(Printed Copy)
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UP
The first aim of this bibliography is to describe all such catalogues as have been
published, whether as books, as parts of a series, or as articles in journals, and
cover nearly all the scripts and languages of India. The arrangement is primarily
geographical, giving names of towns and states in which the collections are located.
Catalogues of oriental collections in Ceylon are also listed.
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12. London University. School of Oriental and African Studies : Library Catalogue.
Boston: G. K. Hall, 1963 . - vol. 28 :
Content:
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Vols. 1-8 - authors ; 9-13 - titles ; 14-21- subjects ; 22-mss. and microfilms
23-28 - Chinese and Japanese. Ceylon, Vol. 18, 59-76p.
13. Nevill,Hugh
Sinhala verse (Kavi) / ed. P. E. P. Deraniyagala. - Colombo : Government Press,
1954 .- Part 1 . - x, 352p. (Ceylon National Museums Manuscript Series; Vol. 4)
This Catalogue contains 299 Sinhala verses collected by the late Hugh Nevill
1869-1886.
(Printed Copy)
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This is the final volume of Sinhala verse and it contains over 900 Sinhala poems.
(Printed Copy, 1955)
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16. Somadasa, K. D.
Catalogue of the Hugh Nevill collection of Sinhalese manuscripts in the
British Library / K. D. Somadasa. - London : The British Library and the Pali
Text Society, 1987 . - Vol. 1 . - xi, 439p.
Content:
^-i
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Content:
Information of 266 palm leaf manuscripts (from Or 6603 (1) - Or 6603 (266) are
included in this volume. This volume completes the Pali and Sinhala prose section
termed “Non canonical Buddhist works of devotion, doctrine, and narrative”.
Appendices:
Index of titles, Index of authors, Index of proper names in scribes colophons, and
Chronological index of manuscripts.
(Printed Copy, 1989)
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Content:
Information of 250 palm leaf manuscripts are included from Or 6604 (1) - Or 6604
(250). This volume offers an array of poetical works on Buddhist themes, such as
Jatakas, various incidents in life of Buddha, sacred places of worship, pilgrimage
and good councel. Description of each manuscript e.g. title, leaves, size, date has
been given
Appendices:
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19. Vol. 4 . - viii, 465p.
Content :
Appendices:
Index of titles, Index of authors, Index of proper names in scribes’ colophons, and
Chronological list of manuscripts.
(Printed Copy, 1990)
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Content:
This volume contains 468 palm leaf manuscripts under four subjects.
Secular poetry -O r 6611 (1 -267), Medicine - Or 6612 (1 -118), Astrology-Or
6613 (1-69), Silpa Sastra or Art-Or 66 14(1-14).
Appendices:
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Content:
Appendices:
Index of titles, Index of places & persons, Index of titles of Tamil in paper
manuscripts.
(Printed Copy, 1993)
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22. Vol. 7. - (Index Volume), xiii.. 21 A:.
Content:
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23. Udugama, M. M. P. D.
Peradeniya Lanka Vishvavidyalaya Pusthakalaye Puskola Pot Namavaliya
(Catalogue of palm leaf manuscripts in the University of Ceylon Library,
Peradeniya). 1972 . 390 folio sheets in manuscript ready for the press, and
awaiting publication.
The catalogue comprises 4,388 items occupying 364 pages, and 26 pages of
indexes. Each manuscript is alphabetically arranged by title in the order of the
Sinhala alphabet, and the description contains the following elements: serial number,
title, pagination, size and library accession number in that sequence. There are three
indexes-alphabetical author, alphabetical subject, and subject index to main
catalogue. This collection is the richest and most extensive collection next to that in
the Colombo Museum Library.
(This entry was extracted from Bibliography of Ceylon, Vol. Ill, H. A. I. Goonetileke)
7p.
Catalogues
24. Adikaram, E. W.
Descriptive catalogue of the Pali manu scripts in the Adyar library .
Madras, The Adyar library (Theosophical Society), 1947 . xxxi, 111, 6p.
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26. Bidoli, Maria and Bechert, Heinz,
SinghalesischeHandschriften. Teil 1. Untermitarbeit von M aria Bidoli
Beschrieben von Heinz Bechert. Wiesbaden, Franz Steiner Verlag GMBH,
1969 . xix, [2], 146p., 4 pi. (1 col.) (Verzeichnis der Orientalischen Handschriften
in Deutschland. Bd.xxii, 1). 198 manuscripts written in Sinhala are catalogued and
described. The index is arranged in eight sections - A : Titles; B : Authors’ names ;
C : Scriptors (Copyists), Donaters and previous owners’ names; D : Geographical
names ; E : Names of writers who have previously described the m ss.; F : Years
mentioned in the mss. ; G : Dates of acquisition of mss. ; H : Present locations
and names of owners. A thorough and exemplary compilation.
(This entry was extracted from Bibliography of Ceylon, Vol. Ill, H. A. I. Goonetileke)
7p.
29. Catalogue of the Sinhalese manuscripts in the India Office Library / ed. C. H.
B. Reynolds, K. A. S. Wijayaratne and A. S. Kulasuriya . - London : India
Office Library, 1981. - vi, 72p.
Content:
Appendices:
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30. Colombo Museum
Catalogue of the Colombo Museum Library. Pt . 1 - Pali, Sinhalese &
Sanskrit manuscripts. Colombo, 1892 . [2], 18p. (261 items). + The Librarian
during this period was F. H. M. Corbet and The Director, Amyrald Haly .
This catalogue contains details of literary works in Sanskrit, Pali and Sinhalese.
(32 palm leaf manuscripts)
Appendices:
Letter from professor Max Muller to the Secretary of State for the colonies - 227p.
Remarks on the spelling adopted in Roman character - 234p. Report of progress of
volume ii - 236p.
(Printed Copy)
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32. De Silva, P. H. D. H.
A catalogue of antiquities and other cultural objects from Sri Lanka
(Ceylon) abroad / P. H. D. H. Silva. - Colombo : National Museum of Sri Lanka,
1975 . - v, 506p.
Content:
Text in Sinhala & English. Lists antiquities and other cultural objects deposited in
140 institutions in 27 countries. The material has been dealt with broadly under 5
categories-Prehistory, Art, and Antiquities, Numismatics, Palm leaf manuscripts &
Ethnology. Cover designs of palm leaf manuscripts are in 04 plates.
(Printed Copy)
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33. De Silva, W. A.
Catalogue of palm leaf manuscripts in the library of the Colombo Museum /
W. A. Silva . - Colombo : Colombo Museum, 1938 . - Vol. 1, xxxiv, 412p. : 6
plates.- (Memoirs of the Colombo Museum series : A, No. 04.)
Content: /
Appendices:
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This is the official list of 188 volumes, which were taken over by the Colombo
Museum Library from the Govt. Oriental Library established in 1870.
The manuscripts has classified under the following subjects
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35. DeZoysa, Louis
Catalogue of Pali, Sinhalese and Sanskrit manuscripts in the temple
libraries of Ceylon / Louis De Zoyza . - Colombo : George J. A. Skeen,
(Govt, printer), 1885 . - iv, [48 jp.
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37. Godakumbura, C. E.
A catalogue of the Ceylonese manuscripts in Danish collections /
C. E. Godekumbura. - Copenhagen : The Royal Library, 1980. - [iv] v-xciii, 321p.,
49 plates..
This is a catalogue of documents from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in the Royal Library of
Copenhagen, Denmark. The introduction includes : information on the history of
writing in Ceylon, calliograph, vowels and anuswara, consonants and palm-leaf
writing, other signs used in Sinhalese manuscripts, begining and end of manuscripts,
the dating of Sinhalese books and manuscripts. In the catalogue, the details of the
manuscripts are arranged under the sub-hedings : Pali Texts, Pali-Sinhalese,
Sanskrit, and Sanskrit-Sinhalalese, Elu and Sinhalese. The section on indices gives a
list of texts kept in the Denmark National Museums, Old and new signatures, New
Signatures and page references, List of dated references, titles of texts, proper
names and glossarial indexes.
(Printed Copy)L_. __
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33. Goonawardana, Simon F.
Catalogue of the Colombo Museum Library . List of Pali, Sinhalese &
Sanskrit manuscripts. Colombo : 1894 .- 5 p.
39. Hikosaka, S.
A descriptive catalogue of palm leaf manuscripts in Tamil / S. Hikosaka. -
Madras: Institute of Asian Studies, 1993 . - Vol. 3, Part ii, 1117p.
(Printed Copy)
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Content:
It includes 754 entries with the text in French arranged by alphabetical order.
Among them are 66 Sinhala manuscripts found scattered in several different
collections at the National Library of France.
(Printed Copy)
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The details of 120 manuscripts which were published in the Buddhist journal can be
searched on continuous basis. Each entry consists of title of the mss., no. of folio,
size, lines on a page, number of pages, characters, words begins and ends, location
of the manuscript and explanation of the text. These manuscripts have been
arranged in alphabetical order.
Mss. 1-9
The Buddhist, Vol. XLIII, No. 2-5 June-Sept. 1972,
145-146p.
Mss. 10-28
The Buddhist, Vol. XLIII, No. 6-8 Oct.-Dec 1972
42-44p.
Mss. 29-120
The Buddhist, Vol. XLIV, No. 1 May 1973,64-7 lp.
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42. Perera, Dionysius Mudaliyar.
Catalogue of pali and other manuscripts in temples in the Tangalle district.
+ Communicated through Lt. - Col . W. M. G. Colebrooke and read at the
General Meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society (G.. B. & I . ) on May 5, 1832 .
This, perhaps the earliest catalogue of Ceylonese mss. to be compiled, remained
unpublished, and the manuscript is missing from the Society’s collections now .
43. Subramaniam,A. V.
Literature genres in Tamil : a supplement to a descriptive catalogue o.f
palm leaf manuscripts in Tamil / A. V. Subramaniam . - Madras : Institute of
Asian Studies, 1993. ~493p.
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46. Guide to the lists of HMC Material / Colombo : National Archives Department .-
[19..] 130p.
This is a list of materials relevant to the Historical Manuscripts Commission.
It is a typewritten copy in Sinhala. In addition to palm leaf manuscripts it includes
letters, deeds, legal documents and other papers from 5/63/1 to 242.
(Typewritten list)
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48. List of Pali, Sinhalese, Sanskrit and other mss. formerly in the possession of
Hugh Nevill / 2 vols.: I : Ff. 216; vol. 2: Ff. 179.
Manuscripts are arranged in broad subject groups, with numerical index, classified
according to languages
(This entry was extracted from the Catalogues of the British Museum, F.C. Francis,
1951)lOp.
Content:
This is a list of palm leaf manuscripts formerly in the possession of late Hugh Nevill.
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51. Agrawal, O. P.
Conservation of manuscripts and paintings of South-East Asia / O. P.
Agrawal. - Butterworths : Butterworths & Co., 1984. - [vii], 299p., 8 plates.
Content:
Under the 3rd chapter author describes varieties of palm leaf, processing of palm
leaf, method of writing and painting, deterioration of palm leaf, conservation
methods and manuscript covers etc. (24-62p.)
Appendices:
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52. Agrawal, O. P.
Preservation of art objects and library materials / O. P. Agrawal. - India :
National Book Trust, 1993.
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53. Agrawal O. P.
Preservation of art objects and library materials / O. P. Agrawal.- India :
National Book Trust, 1999. - xvi, 112p.
Content:
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54. Coomaraswamy, Ananda K.
Arts and crafts of India and Ceylon / Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. -New York:
The Noonday Press, 1964 . - xiii, 259p.
Content:
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The illustrations of painted wooden covers of palm leaf manuscripts are on page 98.
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55. Coomaraswamy,AnandaK.
Mediaeval Sinhalese Art: a monograph on mediaeval Sinhalese arts and
crafts mainly as surviving in the eighteenth century with an account of the
structure of society and the status of the craftsmen / Ananda K.
Coomaraswamy . - New York : Pantheon Book Inc, 1956. - 2nd edition. -
xv, 344p.
Content:
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57. Davy, John
An account of the interior of Ceylon and of its inhabitants with travels in
that island / John Davy . - Dehiwala : Tisara publishers, 1983 (reprint)
xxiv,399p.
Content:
A short description and an illustration of palm leaf manuscripts is on 176p. This is a
complete reprint from the original edition of 1821.
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59. Dhammapala,Acariya.
Dighanikayatthakathatika-linatfhavannana ; ed. by Lily de Silva. London,
published for the Pali Text Society by Luzac & Co., 1970. 3 vols. (Vol. 1 : xxxiii,
526p.; Vol.II: [6], 452p.; Vol.III: vii, 372p.).
The critical edition has been prepared by collating six ola leaf manuscripts written
in the Sinhalese script, and the Burmese Chatthasangayana edition printed in the
Burmese script (1962). ‘Tradition is unanimous in ascribing the authorship of DAT
to Acariya Dhammapala’ - Introduction.
(This entry was extracted from Bibliography of Ceylon, Vol. Ill, H. A. I. Goonetileke)
42 lp.
Content:
This book is an explorative study with the information of palm leaf manuscripts
relating to Buddhism, music, architecture, traditional medicine, social customs, etc.
Some of the chapters provide comprehensive analysis on preparation of
manuscripts, historical manuscripts in Sri Lanka, information on olas about places on
importance in Sri Lanka, manuscripts on various subjects and conservation of palm
leaf manuscripts. A number of valuable photographs, drawings and illustrations are in
this book.
Appendices:
Catalogue of palm leaf manuscripts in temples (328-344p.),
Bibliography (345-347p.) Acknowledgements of photographs, drawings and
illustrations^348-350p.)
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61. Gupta, C. B.
Conservation of paper, palm leaf, birch-bark, parchment and vellum
manuscripts in libraries
IN
Conservation of library materials/ ed. Kalpana Dasgupta. - Calcutta : National
Library, 1988 . - 74-77p. '■
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62. Harinarayana, N.
Techniques of conservation of palm leaf manuscripts : ancient and modern
IN
Palm leaf and other manuscripts in Indian languages : proceedings of the national
seminar session held in Pondicherry University 11-13 January 1995, ed. Shu
Hikosaka and G. John Samuel. - Madras : Institute of Asian Studies, 1996 . -
261-274p.
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Content:
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This is a small booklet in which 700 entries are included giving details of palm leaf
manuscripts in private ownership.
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65. Jeyaraj,V.
Care of archival materials l V. Jeyaraj . - Thanjavur : Thanjavur Maharaja
Serfoji’s Sarasvati Mahal Library, 1999.
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Content:
Under the first chapter there are descriptions on preparation of palm leaf materials
in Asian countries such as India, Thailand and Sri Lanka. (36,37p.)
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Content:
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69. National Library and Documentation Centre
10thAnniversary 1990-2000.- Colombo: National Library and Documentation
Centre, 2000.- 71p.
(This entry was extracted from Bibliography of Ceylon, Vol. II, H. A. I. Goonetileke)
697p.
71. Pearson, J. D.
Oriental manuscripts in Europe and North America. A Survey. Published with
the assistance of Unesco. Zug (Switzerland), Inter Documentation Company A.G.,
[1971] LXXX, 515p.
72. Piyadasa, T. G.
Libraries in Sri Lanka: Their origin and history from ancient times to the
present time / T. G. Piyadasa . - India : Sri Satguru publications, 1985 . -
[iv] 11Op. (Studies on Sri Lanka series; No. 1)
Content:
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73. Prajapati, C. L.
Modern techniques on conservation of palm leaf manuscripts
Palm leaf and other manuscripts in Indian languages : Proceedings of the National
seminar session held in Pondicherry University, 11-13 January 1995/ed. Shu
Hikosaka and G. John Samuel, Madras : Institute of Asian Studies, 1996 . -
286-316p.
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74. Sha,Anupam
Save palm leaf manuscript heritage / Anupam Sha. - Lucknow: Indian Council
of Conservation Institutes, 2001. -
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75. SriMedhankarahimi,Atipola
Puskola lekana kalawa
IN
50thanniversary of Sri Lanka’s independence: a commemorative volume.- Kandy:
Cultural Foundation, 1998 . - 217-225p.
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Content:
This book discribes the traditional palm leaf culture in Sri Lanka. There are
descriptions on traditional writing materials in Ceylon. Taliput and olas (91p.)
Preparation of Ola books, (434p.) A style and the mode of writing (435p.)
Viharas as depositories of ola books (436p.)
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78. Tennent, James Emerson
History of Ceylon / James Emerson Tennent. - Vol. 1
(This entry was extracted from List of ola manuscripts in the Museum Library
Colombo 1892, H. M. Gunase&ara,) ixp.
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Content:
Taliput tree and production of palm leaf (216-217p.)
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80'. Walters,Jonathans.
Palm leaves and post cards : material culture and its representation in
colonial Ceylon / Jonathan S. Walters . - [London]: Whitman College : 1995 . -
[19p.]
This is a booklet with the details of exhibition held in Sheehan Gallery during the
period of 05 Oct. - 03 Nov. 1995.-
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Reports
(This entry was extracted from Bibliography of Ceylon, Vol II, H. A. I. Goonetileke)
696p.
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83. First report of the Historic.'ri Manuscripts Commission - Colombo : Ceylon
Government Press, 1933 . - 68p.
NAD
It has a list of Sinhalese ola leaf msnuscripts deposited in the Bibliotheque Nationale,
Paris. There are 47 titles (52-54 p.)
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There are lists of ola leaf manuscripts examined by the committee members in
appendices at the end of this report. It includes more than 100 manuscripts with the
details such as owner of document, title, number of leaves, size, condition, brief
description, date and language.
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Other Documents
86. Alahakoon, C. N. K.
Management, conservation and preservation of palm leaf manuscripts :
A research study based on selected collections in Sri Lanka / C. N. K.
Alahakoon. - Colombo: University of Colombo, 2003 . - xiv, 256p. (MLS Thesis)
Content:
This is a valuable research on preparation of palm leaf, writing on palm leaf, binding,
environment & physical characteristics of preservation of palm leaves, practical
problems faced in maintaining the collections, conservation problems in repositories,
ancient & modern techniques of preservation & conservation of palm leaf
manuscripts, etc.,
(Unpublished)
NL
45
87. Ariyasinghe,Abeyratne
Sinhalese palaeography / Abeyratne Ariyasinghe. - London: London University,
1965 . - 526p., 123 plates. (PHD Thesis)
It presents a composite and critical picture of the evolution of the ancient script of
Ceylon from the 3rd c. B.C. to the 15th c.A.C. “Materials and techniques of
writing” (267-297p.)
(This entry was extracted from Bibliography o f Ceylon, Vol. II, H. A. I. Goonetileke)
671p.
NAD
Periodical Articles
89. Abeyasinghe,Tikiri
Manuscripts relating to Sri Lanka (Ceylon) in the ‘Caixas da India’ of the
Arquivo historico ultramarino in Lisbon . - University of Colombo Review :
Vol. 1, No. 1, 1981 . -30-61p.
91. Agrawal, O. P.
Strategic planning for the preservation of manuscripts, books, and
documents . - Asia Library News : 3, No. 1,2000 . - 15-20p.
92. Alahakoon, C. N. K.
Some problems of preservation and conservation of literary heritage in
Sri Lanka : with special reference to palm leaf manuscripts . - Library News:
Vol. 24, No. 3, July-September, 2003. - 21-23p. ; Vol. 24, No. 4.,
October-December, 2003 . - 21-24p.
46
94. Amarasuriya, T. D. S. Mudaliyar
Dummala oil for olas . C. N. R. 1 (2) July 1906 : 238 - 239.
(This entry was extracted from Bibliography of Ceylon, Vol. II, H. A. I. Goonetileke)
696p.
(This entry was extracted from Bibliography of Ceylon, Vol. II, H. A. I. Goonetileke)
696p.
47
101. Codrington, H. W. and Mirihelle, D. P. D.
The Doratiyawa Sannasa. - Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka:
XXIX, I-IV, 77, 1924 . - 307-322p.
103. Crowley,Alfreds.
Repair and conservation of palm leaf manuscripts Restaurator :
International journal for the preservation of library and archival material
(Copenhagen). 1 (2) 1969 . - 105-114p., plates.
A study of the methods of cleaning, repairing and conserving palm leaves by the
use of modem materials and techniques based on practices in the Dept, of
Oriental Printed Books and Mss., British Museum, where the bulk of the palm leaf
manuscripts belong to the Nevill Collection of over 2000 Pali, Sinhalese and Tamil
mss.
104. Dean, J. F.
Conservation of palm leaf manuscripts . - Paper Conservation News : 8,
March, 1999 . - 10-lip.
48
107. De Silva, D. G. B.
New light on Vanniyas and their chieftaincies based on folk historical
tradition as found in palm leaf mss. in the Hugh Nevill collection . -
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka : Vol. xli, 1998 . -153-204p.
(Hugh Nevill memorial lecture)
Sinhalese prose work called karma vibhagaya of the 12th or 13th c.A.D.,
found in Buddhist monastery of saiskya (Tibet). Assigned to the 13th c. on
palaeographical grounds and may therefore be the original copy, in which case
it is the oldest Sinhalese palm leaf manuscripts so far known.
113. Fernando, P. E. E.
A note on three old Sinhalese palm leaf manuscripts .- The Sri Lanka Journal
of Humanities : Vol. 8, No. 1 & 2,1982 . - 146-157p.
49
114. Frankfurter, Oscar
List of Pali manuscripts in the Bodleian library, Oxford. - Journal of the Pali
Text Society (London): 1882. - 30-3 lp.
115. Godakumbura, C. E.
Kadadora grant an ola leaf manuscript from the Kadadora Vihara in the
Central Province . - Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Cevlon Branch :
(New Series) Vol. 2, Part ii, 1952 . - 141-158p.
118. Gunawardana, R. A. L. H.
Catalogue des manuscrits singhalais (by Jinadasa Liyanaratne) : Book
review. - Kalyani; Journal of Humanities and Social Science of the University of
Kelaniya: Vol. III-IV, 1984-85 . - 317-319p.
50
120. Jayawickrama, N. A.
Pali manuscripts in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester. -
Bulletin of the John Rvlands University Library of Manchester : 55 (1)
Autumn 1972 . - 146-176p.
83 manuscripts are catalogued and described. All except eight were presented to
the library by prof. T. W. Rhys Davids in 1915, and one of the eight bought from
him. Those written in Sinhalese characters from the largest number. The most
recent are at least 80 years old, while the oldest may be estimated to date back
300 years.
124. Lagamuwa,A.
Some dialectic elements found in palm leaf manuscripts of Sri Lanka . -
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka : Vol. 46, 2001 . - 79-1 OOp.
51
127. Liyanaratne, Jinadasa
The literary heritage of Sri Lanka : a case for the preservation of palm leaf
manuscripts. - Studien zumdologie und Iranistik: ed. Wezler Inge .-15 Reinbek:
1989 . - 119-127p.
The importance and the urgehcy of preserving the manuscripts and the need for
making a systematic and scientific census of them have been focussed in this paper.
133. Mudiyanse,Nandasena
Silpa sastra works in Sri Lanka . - Journal of Royal Asiatic Society (Ceylon
Branch) : 1978 . - 69-73p.
52
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134. Nell,Andreas
Ceylon palm leaf manuscript books . - Cevlon Observer Annual (Colombo!:
1932 . - 29-32p., 6 illus ------------
135. Nell,Andreas
Palm leaf manuscripts or ola books . - Ceylon Today (Colombo): 3 (3 and 4)
March-April, 1954. - 38-40p. illus.
139. Paranavitana, K. D.
Covers of palmleaf manuscripts . - Journal of The Institute of Traditional
Studies : Vol. 01, No. 01,1988. - 25-29p.
140. Paulusz, J. H. O.
The Dandrado manuscripts. - Sri Lanka Archive : Vol. 2,1984. - 67-103p.
53
141. Perera, S. G. Rev.
Sinhalese documents at the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. - Ceylon Literary
Register Colombo): 3 (4) April, 1933 . - 192p. (47 mss.)
142. Pohath, T. B.
Two ola grants of the Seventeenth century . - Journal of the Royal Asiatic
Society Ceylon Branch: Vol. 10-16,1903.
145. Senadeera, N. T. S. A.
Microfilming for the safety of library materials . - Information Development:
7, No. 4, October, 1991 . - 208-212p.
146. Sirisoma, M. H.
Preparation of an ola leaf book. - Observer Pictorial: 15 -17p. Sri Lanka:
The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon, 1991 . -
54
149. Suryawanshi, D. G., Sinha, P. M. and Agrawal, O. P. Basic studies on the
properties of palm leaf. - Restaurator : 15, No. 1 ,1994. - 65-78p.
154. Wickramaratne, K. D. L.
Plam leaf manuscripts of Ceylon. - Ceylon Today: Vol. 16, No. 1, Jannuary,
1967 . - 16-21p.
55
156. Wickremasinghe, Don Martino De Zilva
List of the “Pansiyapanas Jataka” : the 550 birth-stories of Gautama
Buddha
In : Notes on certain jatakas relative to the sculptures recently discovered in
Northern India by L. D. Zoysa. Appendix H. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
Ceylon Branch: 10135). 188.7 . - 205-218p.
It was found necessary to consult many ola mss. belonging to temple libraries in
several part of the Island in order to make the list complete. The Sinhalese
and English transliterated titles are given side by side
157. Wickramasinghe, G T.
Some treasured books of Sri Lanka . - Observer Pictorial: 1973 . -
158. Wickramasinghe, G T.
Some treasured books of Sri Lanka . - Sri Lanka Today : Vol. 25, No. 2,
1978 . - 34-5lp.
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Author Index
Abeyasinghe, Tikiri 89
Abhakom, Rujaya 90
Adikaram, E. W. 24
Alahakoon, C. N. K. 86,92
Amarakoon, Lionel R. 93
Amarasuriya, T. D. S. 94
Ariyasinghe, Abeyratne 87
Bendall, Cecil 25
Bidoli, Maria 26
Bowden, Russell 97
Codrington, H. W. 101
Davy, John 57
De Alwis, James 31
117
Dean, J. F. 104
59
De Silva, D. G. B. 107
De Silva, P. H. D. H. 32
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De Silva, W. A. 33,109,110
Dhammapala, Acariya 59
Fernando, P. E. E. 113
Filliozat, Jacqueline 36
Godakumbura, C. E. 37,115
Goonetileke, H. A. I. 06,07,08
Goonawardana, Simon F. 38
Gunasekara, H. M. 09
Gunawardana, R. A. L. H. 118
Gunawardana, Sirancee 60
Gupta, C. B. 61
Harinarayana, N. 62
Hikosaka, S. 39
Hinuber, Oskar V. 63
Jayawickrama, N. A. 120
Jeyaraj, V. 65
60
Joseph, Gerard A. 11,121
Joshi, Yashodara 66
Lagamuwa, A. 124
Mirihelle, D. P. D. 101
Nair, M. V. 148
Paranavitana, K. D. 139
Paulusz, J. H. 0 . 140
Pearson, J. D. 71
Piyadasa, T. G. 72
Pohath, T. B. 142
Prajapati, C. L. 73
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Senadeera, N. T. S. A. 145
Sha, Anupam 74
Sinha P. M. 148,149
Sirisoma, M. H. 146
Somadasa, K. D. ^ 16,17,18,19,20,21,22
Subramaniam, A. V. 43
Thilakaratne, D. M. 102
Udugama, M. M. P. D. 23
Walter, Alan 79
Walters, Jonathan S. 80
Wattanapam, Pison 81
Wettasinghe, Saroja 88
Wickramaratne, K. D. L. 154
Wickramasinghe, G. T. 157,158
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Title Index
Bibliographies
69
Peradeniya Lanka Vishvavidyalaya Pusthakalaye
Puskola PotNamavaliya (Catalogue of palm leaf
manuscripts in the University of Ceylon
Library, Peradeniya). 23
Catalogues
70
Catalogue of the Sinhalese manuscripts in the
British Museum 44
Singhalesische Handschriften. 26
Lists
71
Books
Dighanikayatthakathatika-linatthavannana 59
History of Ceylon 78
72
Modem techniques on conservation of
palm-leafmanuscripts 73
Reports
73
Other Documents
Sinhalese palaeography 87
Periodical Articles
74
List of Pali manuscripts in the Bodleian library, Oxford 114
76
C. L. Wickramasinghe collection of manuscripts
relating to the traditionary customs of Nuwara-Kalaviya 100
Dummalaoilforolas 94
75
Paniyavadana 119
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