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First part of Nala Vennba, with a commentary, 1800 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0374/BFBS/BSMS 458

Scope and Contents ff.87; 35 x 410mm; text size 26 x 345mm; 4 lines in 3 or 4 columns, in wooden boards.Collation: the leaves and boards have two holes through which the securing string passes.The epic poem of Nala Vennba is told in four line stanzas, constructed according to a conventional pattern. A note attached to the MS paraphrases the story, which is the love story of a King Nalan and a neighbouring King’s daughter, Thamayanthi, which was originally written between A.D. 800-1000. This MS...

Dates: 1800 - 1899

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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St. John 3-17

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Reference Code: GBR/0374/BFBS/BSMS 456

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ff.6; 32 x 375mm; text size 25 x 340mm; 4 links written on recto of each leaf only, original boards now missing.
Collation: loose leaves held with string running through holes 120mm from each short side. On the right side the string is fixed with a button. In the space between the holes a sun rising from the sea has been drawn on each leaf.

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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Unidentified fragment

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Reference Code: GBR/0374/BFBS/BSMS 455

Scope and Contents

ff.41; 30 x 387mm; text size 25 x 335mm; 7 lines on palm leaves, no binding.
Collation: each leaf has a hole in the right hand side to take a string, now missing. Foliated in top left corner. ff.15 verso and 40 blank, f.37 blank except for a note - "Raynes and Mrs. Raynes".

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Unidentified fragment

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Reference Code: GBR/0374/BFBS/BSMS 457

Scope and Contents

ff.178; 35 x 323mm; text size 24 x 285mm; 4 lines, incised, in wooden boards.
Collation: loose leaves and boards held with a sting running through a single hold in the centre of each leaf and in the boards.

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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First part of Nala Vennba, with a commentary, 1800 - 1899

St. John 3-17

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