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The Gita Govinda : or Indian song of songs : autograph manuscript signed, ca. 1875.

BIB_ID
282212
Accession number
MA 670
Creator
Arnold, Edwin, Sir, 1832-1904.
Display Date
ca. 1875.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913?
Description
1 item (102 p., bound) : ill. ; 24.6 cm
Notes
"Paraphrased, with omissions and alterations from the Sanskrit by Jayadeva."
Includes 10 small printed images of characters in the poem, adhered to the manuscript, p. 2-5.
Includes directions to the printer about what kind of type should be used for different sections of the poem.
The manuscript is heavily edited in Arnold's hand. Text is mainly on page rectos (number 1-95 by Arnold) with occasional short notes on versos.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co.