No. 18: [Methods of determining auspicious hours], 1660

Item — Box: 2, Item: 18

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Handwritten note on inside of wood cover reads: "Ola, written in Sinhalese on the prepared leaves of the Talipot palm in Kandy Ceylon, about 1660 A.D. The laquered [sic] covers etc. are modern. The subject is 'methods of determining auspicious hours' for collecting and dispensing remedies, departing on a journey, etc. Planetary influences in particular. Collected by Dr. Andreas Nell of Colombo, June, 1938."

Dates

1660

Extent

14 Leaves ; 6 X 29 cm

Language of Materials

Sinhala; Sinhalese

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Handwritten note on inside of wood cover reads: "Donated to the Church Library, June, 1938 by 'Dr. Casey Wood, Suisse Hotel, Kandy, (Ceylon)' [text in quotation marks is stamped]."