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 The Princeton University Library has one of the largest collections of Ethiopic manuscripts in the world, including approximately 150 codices and 235 magic scrolls. There are approximately 300 Indic manuscripts in an array of languages (e.g., Sanskrit, Pali, Siamese), scripts (e.g., Singhalese and Burmese round script), and physical formats (e.g., palm-leaf books). A portion of Princeton's Indic manuscripts is listed in H. I. Poleman's A Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada, American Oriental Society, vol. 12 (New Haven, CT: American Oriental Society, 1938). Available in the Department are two unpublished checklists: Ephraim Isaac, "A catalog of Ethiopic Manuscripts in the Princeton University Library" (1973-88), 3 vols.; and "Indic Manuscripts in the Princeton University Library" (1997), which includes P. Voorhoeve's inventory of Batak manuscripts (1979) and David Pingree's inventory of 166 Sanskrit manuscripts in the Robert Garrett Collection. The Robert Garrett Collection includes representative manuscripts in Coptic, Hebrew, Samaritan, Syriac, and various East Asian languages. The Robert Garrett Collection also includes Mesoamerican manuscripts , originally collected by William Gates (1863-1940), and donated to Princeton University Library by Robert Garrett (1875-1961), Class of 1897.
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