The Syntax of Colophons A Comparative Study across Pothi Manuscripts

The present volume focuses on the colophons found in several pothi manuscripts from Central, South and South East Asia. Its contributions discuss the colophons’ defining features, thus exposing their ‘syntax’, focusing particularly on the tracing of recurring patterns. The information extrapolated f...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2022
Series:Studies in Manuscript Cultures
Subjects:
Biography, Literature and Literary studies
Buddhism
Buddhism: sacred texts and revered writings
colophon
colophon manuscript syntax
Handschriftenkunde
Hinduism
Hinduism: sacred texts and revered writings
HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia
HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia
India
Indien
Interdisciplinary studies
Kolophon
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Asian / Indic
LITERARY CRITICISM
LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / General
LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Indic
LITERARY CRITICISM / General
LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / General
Literary studies: general
Literature
Literature: history and criticism
Manuskript
Philosophy and Religion
Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects
Regional / International studies
Religion and beliefs
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies
Syntax
colophon
manuscript
Handschriftenkunde
Kolophon
Manuskript
Syntax
Indien
India
ISBN:9783110795271, 3110795272, 9783110795233, 3110795329, 9783110795325, 311079523X
ISSN:2365-9696
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Summary:The present volume focuses on the colophons found in several pothi manuscripts from Central, South and South East Asia. Its contributions discuss the colophons’ defining features, thus exposing their ‘syntax’, focusing particularly on the tracing of recurring patterns. The information extrapolated from colophons is further analysed to obtain a better understanding of these distinct manuscript cultures.
ISBN:9783110795271
3110795272
9783110795233
3110795329
9783110795325
311079523X
ISSN:2365-9696
DOI:10.1515/9783110795271