FOUR ILLUSTRATED FOLIOS FROM A JAIN MANUSCRIPT
FOUR ILLUSTRATED FOLIOS FROM A JAIN MANUSCRIPT

WESTERN INDIA, GUJARAT, SECOND HALF 15TH CENTURY

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FOUR ILLUSTRATED FOLIOS FROM A JAIN MANUSCRIPT
WESTERN INDIA, GUJARAT, SECOND HALF 15TH CENTURY
Probably from a Kalpasutra ("Book of Ritual"), black ink, gold and opaque pigments on paper, each folio with 9ll. of Prakrit arranged in two columns, one folio with two lines of commentary in sanskrit in nagari script, each with an illustration to the right side depicting jinas and gods on red ground, two folios with text on reverse, paginated in the lower right hand side corner, in good condition
Each folio 4½ x 11¼in. (11.7 x 28.5cm.) (4)

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