Catalogue of the Jain Manuscripts of the British Library : Including the Holdings of the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum (With CD) (In 3 Volumes)

The British Library and other institutions hold rich collections of Jain manuscripts that are well preserved. However, this was not generally known and, despite some existing lists and catalogues, there was no analytical record of the full contents. The catalogue being published contains information from 1,083 manuscripts contained in 1,425 entries and is an exceptionally inspiring and joyous event. The manuscripts are from the collections of The British Library, the Victoria and Albert Museum and The British Museum. When the collections came to light, Jain scholars had to be employed from India to travel to Britain where they undertook in-depth research of each manuscript and generated catalogue entries. The publication of this catalogue brings to light the rich collection of Jain manuscripts that exists in Britain. Such collections contain rare and important texts of Jainism and this catalogue will offer a wealth of scriptural knowledge.