Preservation of manuscripts is a serious issue for the Librarians, information scientists and archivists ever since human beings acquired the Knowledge of writing. The manuscripts have the chances to be damaged by Insects or due to tearing by use of rough handling; so it is most Essential to repair these damages at the moment of identification. The preservation of manuscripts follows traditional as well as modern methods, which are Scientific and preserve documents for further use. In traditional system of preservation herbals are used such as neem leaves, aswagandha leaves, dried ginger, kumkum Fruit powder, sandal wood, turmeric powder, garlic, etc. In case of modern methods suitable chemicals are used for preservation.
Manuscript and manuscriptology in India' focuses on the issues that India has a rich Cultural heritage. Manuscripts are primary sources of such Heritage knowledge. Various Fields of human endeavour are stored on variety of medias viz. Clay tablets, stones, metals, tree barks, palm leaves, Animal skins, cloths, papers, etc. Manuscripts are available throughout India in several languages and scripts, which cover religious, philosophical, historical, literary and scientific subjects.
This work contains twenty-eight papers contributed by distinguished scholars from India. These articles with notes, references and Bibliography are well Illustrated and have shed illuminating light on various aspect of manuscript and manuscriptology as practiced in India which Focus on the following facets like, Manuscript writers; manuscript research; manuscript typology; manuscript and use of colophons; Style of Writing manuscript; manuscript editing; manuscript centers; manuscript collection; manuscript Storage and preservation; manuscript conservation; manuscript Catalogue and cataloguing and manuscript case studies. |
