Early Manuscripts at Iowa: Palm Leaf
Pre-1600 (and a few post-1600) manuscripts located in Special Collections at the University of Iowa
Palm leaf manuscripts
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[Mahābhārata (fragment) : Bhagavad Gita ; Savitri].Call Number: xfMs M2141maPublication Date: 19th CenturyContents: These palm leaves contain two small sections from the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. One is the Bhagavad Gita or Song Celestial. The other is from the story Savitri, from the Vana Parva of the Mahābhārata.
Place of Origin: Unknown
Language: Sanskrit, written in Bengali script -
Burmese fortune teller's book
Call Number: xMs U584buPublication Date: 19th CenturyContents: Almanac
Place of origin: Chūʺ le Cetī toʻ (Rangoon, Burma)
Language: Burmese -
[Old Burmese book used by fortune teller]Call Number: xMs U584bu2Publication Date: 19th Century?Contents: Unknown
Place of Origin: Burma
Language: Burmese -
Palm leaf manuscript illustrated parable
Call Number: xMs U584pa10Publication Date: [19th century]Contents: illustrated Buddhist parable
Place of origin: unknown
Language(s): [Burmese?]