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| Country of Location: |
Country of Location
Switzerland
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| Location: |
Location Cologny |
| Library / Collection: |
Library / Collection
Fondation Martin Bodmer
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| Shelfmark: | Shelfmark Cod. Bodmer 708 |
| Manuscript Title: | Manuscript Title Kedārakalpa |
| Caption: | Caption Paper · 82 ff. · 21 x 31 cm · Northern India, likely around Kedarnath · between 1700 and 1800, likely towards 1800 |
| Language: |
Language
Sanskrit |
| Manuscript Summary: | Manuscript Summary This is an 18th century manuscript of the text called Kedārakalpa, representing itself as a part of the Nandīpurāṇa. The manuscript describes and depicts in its 61 exquisite miniature paintings a religious pilgrimage in Himalayas, Kedarnath region, as done by a group of yogis. It is a śaiva text, i.e. main deity is god Śiva, and the main purpose of the text is to incite people to go on that sacred śaiva pilgrimage. |
| Standard description: | Standard description Description Olga Serbaeva, 2017.Show standard description |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | DOI (Digital Object Identifier 10.5076/e-codices-fmb-cb-0708 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-fmb-cb-0708) |
| Permanent link: | Permanent link http://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/fmb/cb-0708 |
| IIIF Manifest URL: |
IIIF Manifest URL
http://e-codices.ch/metadata/iiif/fmb-cb-0708/manifest.json
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| How to quote: | How to quote Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 708: Kedārakalpa (http://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/fmb/cb-0708). |
| Online Since: | Online Since 06/22/2017 |
| Rights: | Rights Images:
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| Document Type: |
Document Type
Manuscript |
| Century: |
Century
18th century, 19th century |
| Decoration: |
Decoration
Figurative, Full Page, Fully Painted, Gold / Silver, Text Block |
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