COMDC series

This series is part of a major effort to present a complete illustrated and annotated catalogue of Oriental manuscripts, xylographs, etc. held at the Royal Library in Copenhagen, Denmark. The acquisition history of the collection covers the period from the 17th century to the present day and the manuscripts contained within and still acquired for the collection reflects the interests of both scholars and book collectors. The material presented in this series is not only of interest to scholars working in specific fields of Asian religious and/or cultural traditions (Islam, Buddhism, Tibet, etc.) but also those specializing in palaeography and manuscript studies.

 

Early volumes in the series are available from other publishers, while NIAS Press has been the publisher of choice from volume 5.3 onwards.

 

Each volumes has been prepared by researchers employed or on secondment at the Royal Library. The series editor is Stig T. Rasmussen, who leads the Library’s Department of Oriental and Judaica Collections.

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Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts

Early Acquisitions and the Nepal Collection

Hartmut Buescher

COMDC series # 7
Hardback - 2010, Available
ISBN 978 87 7694 077 5, £100.00
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Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts

Codices Arabici and Codices Arabici Additamenta; Volume 1-3

by Irmeli Perho

COMDC series # 5.3
Hardback, 3 vols - 2008, Available
ISBN 978 87 7694 012 6, £200.00
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Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts

Codices Arabici Arthur Christenseniani

by Irmeli Perho

COMDC series # 5.2
Hardback - 2003, Available
ISBN 978 87 91114 07 6, £100.00
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