Details

Subjects:

Caste -- India -- Early works to 1800.
Hinduism -- India -- Early works to 1800.
Manners and customs.
Hinduism.
Caste.
Coromandel Coast (India) -- Social life and customs.
Carnatic (India) -- Social life and customs.
Tamil Nadu (India) -- Social life and customs.
India -- Social life and customs -- 18th century.
India -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800.
India.

Form/Genre:

Codices.
Manuscripts, French.
Manuscripts, European.

Language:

French.

Summary:

A description of the customs of the people of the Coromandel Coast in southeastern India. Chapters are devoted to civil administration, occupations and customs, and civil ceremonies. A larger section at the end focuses on the religion of the area and is subdivided into chapters on the creation of the world and the institution of religion, doctrine of new Vedams (including discussion of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, and caste), and religious ceremonies (including discussion of sacrifice).

Notes:

Ms. codex.
Title from caption title (f. 1r); date supplied by cataloger.
Foliation: Paper, i (modern paper) + 54 + i (modern paper); [1-54]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
Layout: Written in 52 long lines; ruled in lead.
Script: Written in a cursive script by a single hand.
Binding: Modern boards.
Origin: Written in France, perhaps in the late 18th century?

Penn Provenance:

Purchased, 1960.

Cited in:

Described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800 (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965), p. 71 (Ms. French 88).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 1010

OCLC:

155927522