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Correspondence of Charles Taylor (1840-1908), Master of St. John's College, Cambridge

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7308

Scope and Contents

Letters concerning the purchase of a copy of the block-printed collection of Tibetan Buddhist literature known as the Kanjur (bKa' 'gyur) by Cambridge University Library; included in the collection is a receipt for Charles Taylor's gift in the sum of £275. The Kanjur in question is now located at Cambridge University Library Tibetan.1-104. [Some alternative transiterations of the name of the Tibetan Canon are bKángjur, kang-gyur, kan-jur, Kangyur or bka'-'gyur].

Dates

  • Creation: 1907

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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).

Extent

1 collection (paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Charles Taylor's widow, Mrs Margaret Sophia Taylor (1877-1962) in 1951

Related Materials

Taylor's gift of the Kanjur is now located at Cambridge University Library Tibetan.1-104

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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