History and palæography of Mauryan Brahmi script (Record no. 342996)
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| fixed length control field | 00880nam a22002057a 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | 0 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20200916054508.0 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 8188242047 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 491.109 |
| Item number | UPA |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Upasak, C. S. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | History and palæography of Mauryan Brahmi script |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 2nd ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Nalanda |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Nava Nalanda Mahavihara |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2002 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 274 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Brahmi was the script effectively and extensively used by the Mauryan Emperor Asoka for propagating the Dhamma during the 3rd century B. C. The book gives a historical background of the Indian scripts and deals in brief about the origin and decipherment of Brahmi script, its alphabets and system of writing and the advent of Mauryan inscriptions as found in different parts of India. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Brahmi alphabet |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Inscriptions, Prakrit |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Paleography, Indo-Aryan |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Not Missing | Not Damaged | Gandhi Smriti Library | Gandhi Smriti Library | 2020-09-16 | 550.00 | 491.109 UPA | 171801 | 2020-09-16 | 2020-09-16 | Donated Books |