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Dividing Texts : Conventions of Visual Text-Organisation in Nepalese and North Indian Manuscripts / / Bidur Bhattarai



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Autore: Bhattarai Bidur Visualizza persona
Titolo: Dividing Texts : Conventions of Visual Text-Organisation in Nepalese and North Indian Manuscripts / / Bidur Bhattarai Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berlin/Boston, : De Gruyter, 2020
Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2019]
©2020
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (376)
Disciplina: 091.0954
Soggetto topico: Regional studies
Australasian & Pacific history
Non-Western philosophy
Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge
Philosophy: aesthetics
Soggetto non controllato: Cult of the book
Sanskrit
South Asian book history
visual organisation
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Overall layout and possible reasons for its change in manuscript -- 3. Use of symbols -- 4. Use of space -- 5. Use of colour -- 6. Conclusions -- Appendices -- References -- List of figures -- Index of manuscripts
Sommario/riassunto: The number of manuscripts produced in the Indian sub-continent is astounding and is the result of a massive enterprise that was carried out over a vast geographical area and over a vast stretch of time. Focusing mainly on areas of Northern India and Nepal between 800 to 1300 CE and on manuscripts containing Sanskrit texts, the present study investigates a fundamental and so far rarely studied aspect of manuscript production: visual organisation. Scribes adopted a variety of visual strategies to distinguish one text from another and to differentiate the various sections within a single text (chapters, sub-chapters, etc.). Their repertoire includes the use of space(s) on the folio, the adoption of different writing styles, the inclusion of symbols of various kind, the application of colours ('rubrication'), or a combination of all these. This study includes a description of these various strategies and an analysis of their different implementations across the selected geographical areas. It sheds light on how manuscripts were produced, as well as on some aspects of their employment in ritual contexts, in different areas of India and Nepal.
Titolo autorizzato: Dividing Texts  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 3-11-054311-7
3-11-054308-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 996318449303316
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Serie: Studies in Manuscript Cultures