Detail View: Rylands Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL22390001
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Reference Number:
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Punjabi MS 5
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Parent Work Title:
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Sri Guru Granth Sahib
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Adi Granth
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Creator:
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Guradāsa, Bhai, approximately 1555-1629
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Creator Role:
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Compiler
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Creator:
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Arjun, Guru, 1563-1606
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Creator Role:
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Patron
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Date Created:
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[date not identified]
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Page/Sheet:
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Upper cover - envelope flap closed
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Subject:
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Bookbinding
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Bindings
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Creation Site:
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India: Punjab
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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Provenance:
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Purchased by Enriqueta Rylands (1843-1908) in 1901 from James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford (1847–1913) as part of the manuscript collections of the Bibliotheca Lindesiana. Alexander Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford (1812–1880) purchased the manuscript in 1862 from the bookseller Bernard Quaritch (1819-1899). There is a note in the manuscript stating that it had been 'wrested from the hands' of a Sikh priest by an officer of the 52nd Bengal Native Infantry at the Battle of Guzerat (Gujrat) on 21st February 1849.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Notes:
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The University of Manchester Library has made these images accessible according to CC BY-NC-SA licence regulations. However, we ask respectfully that you do not print images of the Guru Granth Sahib from this platform. The Guru Granth Sahib is considered by Sikhs to be the living embodiment of the Guru, therefore any printed version of the text will also be considered an embodiment of the Guru, and according to Sikh beliefs should to be treated as such.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2022-03-08
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2022-03
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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