South Indian scripts in Sanskrit manuscripts and prints
Author | : Reinhold Grünendahl |
Publisher | : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : 3447045043 |
ISBN-13 | : 9783447045049 |
Rating | : 4/5 (049 Downloads) |
Download or read book South Indian scripts in Sanskrit manuscripts and prints written by Reinhold Grünendahl and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 2001 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended to facilitate access to the amazing wealth of documents written in the five major South Indian scripts. It focusses on the South Indian Sanskrit tradition, but also takes into account the modern alphabets of the respective Dravidian languages. The sometimes bewildering variety of the five scripts is mapped out in altogether c. 5200 basic characters, ligatures (i.e., vocalizations), conjuncts/consonant clusters, numerals, abbreviations etc. Special care has been taken to break down the complexity of Grantha Tamil in a system of graphic classification.The material surveyed comprises Sanskrit manuscripts as well as the Southern tradition of Sanskrit printing, and books in Dravidian languages (including Tranquebar prints).