Collection level description created by Susan Thomas, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Miscellaneous Indic manuscripts from various sources.
A series of miscellaneous Indic manuscripts, mainly 19th century, in the following languages: Assamese, Bengali, Canarese, Gujarati, Ho, Kharia, Malayalam, Malto, Marathi, Mundari, Nagpuri, Orissan, Oriya, Panjabi, Persian, Sadani, Sanskrit, Uramo and Urdu.
The earliest acquisition represented in this series is pre-1686, and the latest 1979, though most of the manuscripts came to the Library around the late 19th-early 20th century. Manuscripts have been bought from, and given by, several individuals, and purchased at sales.
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid
reader's card (for admissions procedures see
The series 'MSS. Ind. misc.' was formed in 1924 by combining the following: 'MSS. Assamese', 'MSS. Bengali', 'MSS. Canarese', 'MSS. Gujarati', 'MSS. Ho', 'MSS. Kharia', 'MSS. Malayalam', 'MSS. Malto', 'MSS. Marathi', 'MSS. Misc. Indic.', 'MSS. Mundari', 'MSS. Orissan', 'MSS. Uramo', 'MSS. Urdu'.
Some of the manuscripts are in Falconer Madan,
The manuscripts are also summarily described in the card catalogue, arranged by language, located in the Oriental Reading Room.
Some manuscripts are described in E. Sachau, H. Eth and A.F.L. Beeston
Manuscripts in the same languages were collected by the Indian Institute, and transferred to the Bodleian in 1927 (MSS. Ind. Inst. Beng. 1 (R), 2-3; Misc. 1-19, 20 (R), 21-31, 32 (R); Sansk. 1-74, 75-138 (R), 139, 140-218 (R), 219, 220-1 (R), 222-31, 232-7 (R), 238-9, 240-3 (R), 244-250; Urdu 1-24).