quant.geek Posted January 23 · Member Share Posted January 23 As you might know, I also collect manuscripts and this one came through my door a few days ago. Don't let the image fool you, its small at 5" in size. The manuscript and the stylus are tiny! The stylus is for kids to use whereas the manuscript is just small... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAg47 Posted January 24 · Member Share Posted January 24 Nice! what language was it written in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quant.geek Posted January 24 · Member Author Share Posted January 24 2 hours ago, JayAg47 said: Nice! what language was it written in? This one is written in Malayalam, but I have manuscripts in a wide range of South and Southeast languages, including Tamil... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth77 Posted January 24 · Member Share Posted January 24 How old is this and what kind of text does it contain. Do you read and translate your manuscripts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quant.geek Posted January 25 · Member Author Share Posted January 25 17 hours ago, seth77 said: How old is this and what kind of text does it contain. Do you read and translate your manuscripts? This particular manuscript is dated around the 19th century, but I have much older ones. Since I just got it, I need to go through the translation of the manuscript. Its a time consuming process unfortunately as I can't read all of them, so it needs to be scanned, OCRed and checked against standard references... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominus1 Posted January 25 · Supporter Share Posted January 25 ..i have to admit i've bid on a few manuscripts...kool q.g.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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