A PALM LEAF MANUSCRIPT
Possibly Odisha (Orissa), Eastern India, 18th century

Oriya manuscript on palm leaves, 142ff., with 4ll. of Oriya script on both sides of each leaf, with one fly-leaf stamped 152873 and inscribed in sepia ink free-flowing cursive French 'Maha[bharata] par Hanuman', one cord-hole in the centre of the page, incised and rubbed with lampblack, within a grey hard case of the Newberry Library, marked with the inventory number ORMS 017 in gold, the leaf 3.2cm x 24.3cm.

Provenance: Acquired from the Newberry Library, Chicago, in 1995.