NORTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

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BHAGAVAD-GITA
NORTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Religious epic. Sanskrit manuscript on paper, 255ff., with 5ll. black well-formed devanagari, important words in red and gold, red and yellow margins, 15 miniatures in gouache heightened with gold, near-contemporary explanatory note in English on f.1r., lacking binding but otherwise in good condition
Folio 3 1/8 x 2 1/8 in. (7.5 x 5.3 cm.)

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One of the great works of Hindu religious literature, the Bhagavad-Gita comprises a small section of the Mahabharata, the Indian national epic. For the duration of the Gita, the discourse between the main protagonists, Arjuna and Krishna (an incaranation of the great god Vishnu) takes on a profound spiritual dimension.

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