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Posted on: 15 July 2011
The BOWER MANUSCRIPT is a medical manuscript written predominantly in the Sanskrit language, made up of 51 birch-bark leaves, written in an early Indian script. It is today preserved as part of the collections of the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The Bower Manuscript in reality is a collection of seven distinct manuscripts, or it may be called a collective manuscript of seven parts.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bower_Manuscript
The Bower Manuscript (mss), which is named after its discoverer, Lieutenant H. Bower, was found in 1890, in Kuchar, in Eastern Turkestan, on the great caravan route of China. It was then sent to Colonel J. Waterhouse, who was then the President of Asiatic Society of Bengal. On reaching Calcutta in February 1891, it was taken over by the famous epigraphist and indologist Hoernle who was at that time the Philological Secretary of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. After the completion of its editing, Hoernle returned it to Bower in 1898. Read more : http://www.infinityfoundation.com/mandala/t_dy/t_dy_Q11.htm
Ah , Bod. I love it. Saw a wonderful exh recently on the Kings James Bible. Its a treasure trove of early manuscripts.