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COLOPHON OF MANUSCRIPTS

06/02/201606/02/2016 Sankara Narayanan
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Usually manuscripts will have an end note which is termed as colophon. In some instances, manuscripts without colophon were also seen. A colophon may be as simple as to mention only title of the work or may provide information about the poet/author, his titles, patronage etc. Usually colophons are seen in the end of sections/cantos…

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SCRIBE FOR MANUSCRIPTS

24/01/201624/01/2016 Sankara Narayanan
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          The scribe is a professional copyist who copies a manuscript or document for others. He is sometimes confused with the author. Lipikara, Lipikāra, Lekhaka are the Sanskrit terms for scribe. Official scribes were also there in the past. They were called as Karaṇika, Kāyastha, Rājalekhaka and Rājalipikara. The keeper of records were called as…

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