Government Oriental Manuscripts Library (Hyderabad, India)
Name: Government Oriental Manuscripts Library
Address: 5-8-599 Ratan Mahal Buildings, Hyderabad - 500001
City: Hyderabad map
State: Andhra Pradesh
Country: India
Tel: 91-40-202487
Founded in: 1869
Collection Size: 71,180 manuscripts
Address: 5-8-599 Ratan Mahal Buildings, Hyderabad - 500001
City: Hyderabad map
State: Andhra Pradesh
Country: India
Tel: 91-40-202487
Founded in: 1869
Collection Size: 71,180 manuscripts
Origin
The Collections of colonel Mackenzie (1754-1821), Dr. Leyden and Mr.C.P.Brown constitute the nucleus of the vast collection of manuscripts preserved in Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras, which consists of manuscripts of works in literature, history, philosophy and science,written in South Indian and Oriental Languages, and of Kaifiyats and inscriptions found in many places belonging to different periods.
Mackenzie's Collection
Colonel Colin Mackenzie who came to India in 1783 as a Cadet of Engineers on the Madras Establishment of the East India Company took a keen interest in the study of ancient mathematics and, of Logarithm in particular, and in Oriental languages. He collected a large number of manuscripts, coins, inscriptions, maps etc., bearing on the literature, religion, history, manners and customs of the people not only from different parts of India but also from Ceylon and Java.On his appointment as Surveyor-General of India in 1818, Colonel Mackenzie took his valuable collections with him to Calcutta and went on adding to them till his death in 1821.This collection was bought from Mrs. Mackenzie for 10,000 pounds by the East India Company in 1821 and divided into three parts. While one part was retained in London, the other parts were sent to Calcutta and Madras.
Leyden's Collection
In 1837, C.P.Brown noticed a collection of manuscripts in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada characters in the India Office Library, London. This invaluable collection belonged to Dr.Leyden, a remarkable linguist and traveller who was in India during 1803- 1811. After his death, the East India Company purchased it and lodged at the India House, London. Thanks to the efforts of C.P.Brown, who had joined Indian Civil Service, it was subsequently brought to India.
Brown's Collection
Brown (1798-1184) himself presented to the East India Company his own valuable collections of paper manuscripts of Sanskrit and Telugu works. This collection was brought to India in 1855.
Growth
Full fledged library in the true sense was started in 1869. Three collections i.e. the Mackenzie Collection and Brown Collection were transferred to Presidency College, Madras in 1870 and Mr. Pickford who was Professor of Sanskrit in Presidency College, was directed to prepare a Catalogue for them.He was then called upon to prepare a scheme for publication of important literary and historical manuscripts. In 1876 he was requested to explore for new manuscripts and to purchase or acquire them by transcription.Accordingly, many manuscripts were acquired from time to time and added to the Library collection.
Stock
From such small beginnings, GOML, MADRAS, has grown to its present dimensions and it possesses 71180 manuscripts in the following languages:div class='table-wrap'>table class='confluenceTable'>tbody>tr>td class='confluenceTd'> Telugu
The Collections of colonel Mackenzie (1754-1821), Dr. Leyden and Mr.C.P.Brown constitute the nucleus of the vast collection of manuscripts preserved in Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras, which consists of manuscripts of works in literature, history, philosophy and science,written in South Indian and Oriental Languages, and of Kaifiyats and inscriptions found in many places belonging to different periods.
Mackenzie's Collection
Colonel Colin Mackenzie who came to India in 1783 as a Cadet of Engineers on the Madras Establishment of the East India Company took a keen interest in the study of ancient mathematics and, of Logarithm in particular, and in Oriental languages. He collected a large number of manuscripts, coins, inscriptions, maps etc., bearing on the literature, religion, history, manners and customs of the people not only from different parts of India but also from Ceylon and Java.On his appointment as Surveyor-General of India in 1818, Colonel Mackenzie took his valuable collections with him to Calcutta and went on adding to them till his death in 1821.This collection was bought from Mrs. Mackenzie for 10,000 pounds by the East India Company in 1821 and divided into three parts. While one part was retained in London, the other parts were sent to Calcutta and Madras.
Leyden's Collection
In 1837, C.P.Brown noticed a collection of manuscripts in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada characters in the India Office Library, London. This invaluable collection belonged to Dr.Leyden, a remarkable linguist and traveller who was in India during 1803- 1811. After his death, the East India Company purchased it and lodged at the India House, London. Thanks to the efforts of C.P.Brown, who had joined Indian Civil Service, it was subsequently brought to India.
Brown's Collection
Brown (1798-1184) himself presented to the East India Company his own valuable collections of paper manuscripts of Sanskrit and Telugu works. This collection was brought to India in 1855.
Growth
Full fledged library in the true sense was started in 1869. Three collections i.e. the Mackenzie Collection and Brown Collection were transferred to Presidency College, Madras in 1870 and Mr. Pickford who was Professor of Sanskrit in Presidency College, was directed to prepare a Catalogue for them.He was then called upon to prepare a scheme for publication of important literary and historical manuscripts. In 1876 he was requested to explore for new manuscripts and to purchase or acquire them by transcription.Accordingly, many manuscripts were acquired from time to time and added to the Library collection.
Stock
From such small beginnings, GOML, MADRAS, has grown to its present dimensions and it possesses 71180 manuscripts in the following languages:div class='table-wrap'>table class='confluenceTable'>tbody>tr>td class='confluenceTd'> Telugu