Bound codex, containing folios and quires of various measurements. Contains mostly handwritten notes, all presumably by Édouard Ariel, but also some printed matters, either pasted on the folios or bound in the volume. Title-pages divide the volume by subject, while many folios bear a top header. Contains, with a focus on the Tamil South of India, notes, bibliographical references and documents bearing on: the literature, the history, the ethnography and the geography of India; sciences, divination, cosmography, astronomy, astrology, etc. in India. Contains lists of printed Tamil books.
The contents of U1 are:
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f[1]r: Title page of volume.
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f[2]r: Letter (printed) of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Dated (partly in ink): 1st February 1853.
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f[4]r: Title page.
The contents of U2 are:
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f1‒f147: Literature.
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f7‒f8: “Catalogue analytique des manuscrits tamouls rédigé par Vélanguani Arokiam de Pondy. 1845.”
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f9‒f38: Bibliographical references to and summaries of Tamil texts.
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f39‒f147: Bibliographical references and notes about various authors (Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu). Short entries, with references, e.g. to the Mackenzie manuscripts.
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f149‒f179: History.
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f161‒f179: List of historical figures with references, notably to inscriptions' numbers (possibly the inscriptions listed and numbered in BnF Indien 964).
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f180‒f204: Ethnography.
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f180r: “Inde. Ethnographie. Index” (title-page).
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f184‒f204: Ethnographical index.
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f205‒f223: Geography.
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f225‒f227: History. List of historical figures with references.
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f228‒f294: Literature.
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f228: “Histoire littéraire et bibliographie Tamiles” (title-page).
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f239‒f294: List of Tamil books (printed and manuscripts).
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f239: List of texts, with number of lines ("grandams") per text and grand total. Handwritten note by Ñāṉappirakācaṉ. “Les copistes demandent pour 1000 grandams une roupie. Je vais pouvoir diminuer quelque chose. B. Gnanappragassen”
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f240: “Ouvrages appartenant à Periyacâmipillai” = List of the books (and/or manuscripts ?) of Periyacāmi Piḷḷai.
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f241: List of Tamil books (and/or manuscripts?) asked to Cupparāyalupāttiyāyar while in Madras (“ceṉṉaippaṭaṇattup pirayāṇap paṭa cupparāyalu-pāttiyāyarukku-k kēṭṭa puttakaṅkaḷ”). The document is dated: “parāpava varuṣam. aippaci mācam. 16ām titi” (parāpava= 1846/47 CE).
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f242‒294: Various lists of Tamil books, handwritten and printed (piracittapattirikai, that is, publishers' lists).
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f266: piracittapattirikai of Cattiyavētap pariṭcai.
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f268‒f269: List of publications, College of Fort St George, Madras.
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f270: “List of Elementary Books in English and the Vernacular languages of India for sale at reduced prices at the College.”
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f294: “Imprimeurs & Editeurs tamouls” = List of Tamil publishers.
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f296: “Histoire littéraire & bibliographie indienne générale.” (title-page, obviously misplaced).
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f297: “Inde. Bibliographies, Inscriptions, Médailles”
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f303: “Histoire littéraire & Bibliographie bouddique & Djaïniste.” (title-page).
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f304: “Histoire. Documents tamils.”
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f308: “hist. Docum. telinga.”
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f309: “Science.”
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f310: “Divination. Documents tamils”
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f312: “Sciences occultes”
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f317: “Magie”
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f318: “Sciences naturelles des tamils.”
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f321: “Science médicale tamile”.
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f330: “cosmographie & géographie Tamul”
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f332: “astronomie. astrologie.”
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f338: “musique. Tamul.”
Description based on the examination of the original manuscript (October 2019).
Dimensions assessed at the time of examination.
Contents (Composite)
(U1) Front Matter
(U2) Édouard Ariel, Notes & Bibliography
Paratexts
- (CoverFront) shelfmark: BnF shelfmark sticker: “INDIEN 164” (front cover, verso).
- (U1) shelfmark: BnF shelfmark in black pencil: “Tamoul N° 164” (f[1]r).
- (U1, T1) title: [[1]r]
[1] Collect. Ariel.
[2] Bibliographies.
[3] Volume 1er.
[4] Bibliographie. Inscriptions. Médailles.
[5] Ensemble: documents, glanures.
[6] Histoire littéraire.
[7] Catalogues sanskrits
[8] ___________tamils.
- (U1, T1) title: [[4]r]
[1] Histoire littéraire & bibliographie
[2] sanskrite & prakrite.
- (U2, T2) intertitle: [7r]
[1-4] Catalogue analytique des manuscrits tamouls rédigé par Vélanguani Arokiam de Pondy. 1845.
- (U2, T2) intertitle: [240r]
[1] Ouvrages appartenant à Periyacâmipillai
Transcription conventions
[…] indicates an ellipsis. French partly standardized.
