Among the most important items of this collection, we find two autographed items by Father Beschi, along with palm leaf manuscripts and items from the Hugh Nevill collection.Īmong the India Office Library Tamil manuscripts is a copy of the Christian epic poem, Tembavani, by Father Beschi, written in 1724 possibly in the author's own hand.įour Tamil items are included in Indian charters on copper plates, A Gaur, London, 1975. The Tamil manuscript collection includes about 200 items on palm leaf and paper. We have particularly important holdings of 19th to mid-20th century publications in the Tamil language.
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