This edition follows all 690 source images of Bodleian Library MS. Chandra Shum Shere c. 484, through fol. [345b]. The images include rectos, versos, introductory material and blank pages; they are not 690 numbered leaves.

Literal readings and editorial context

Each source image receives a block inventory, transcription and separate source-image review. Original spellings, dates, abbreviations, cancellations and doubtful readings are retained. Normalized titles and inherited context are labelled separately. Securely linked continuation notes appear with their holding and remain independently searchable. Ambiguous attachments remain unresolved. Ditto references are expanded using recorded field context and identifiable source entries. Inherited titles and other fields are marked, with uncertain expansions labelled explicitly. Headings expand commentary abbreviations and name the identified base work alongside named commentaries and parts. Unidentified base works remain explicitly unresolved. The original catalogue text remains available, and the reading notes cite the evidence.

Machine-reviewed, without human editing

No independent reference transcript is available, so character and word error rates are unmeasured. Uncertainty is shown beside the text, but confident errors may also remain. “Machine-reviewed” is a processing status, not a claim of human verification. Valid JSON and record counts measure structure and coverage, not transcription accuracy.

Strikethrough marks cancelled writing. [illegible] and [reading?] mark uncertainty. Reading notes retain unresolved alternatives and attachment questions. Source locations are approximate.

Searching and reading

Search starts with manuscript entries. Choose All catalogue records to include cross-references, headings and notes. Diacritics are optional: for example, Viṣṇu and Vishnu find the same entries. Hover over a field label, focus it with the keyboard, or tap it for an explanation. Use the selector beside Search to limit a query to titles, authors, shelfmarks, or the literal catalogue text. Matching words are highlighted without changing their spelling. Entries omit empty metadata fields while preserving the full transcription and uncertainty notices. Cite opens a citation for the handwritten catalogue and its described entry. Shelfmark links return directly to an entry within this catalogue. Original field forms and processing details are retained in Notes and downloads.

Subject and tradition tags

All manuscript entries have been examined for 28 subject categories and separate tradition tags. An entry may have several tags. These editorial classifications use transcribed titles, subject descriptions and identifiable catalogue context; they do not replace the source wording or amount to human verification. Subject and tradition tags use plain category labels; their confidence and evidence are recorded in the reading notes and downloads. Unclassified entries have insufficient subject evidence. No tradition tag means unspecified. Tradition tags describe textual associations, not the religion of an author, scribe or owner.

Choose multiple subject tags to find entries matching any of them. For example, Kāvya and Alaṅkāra show the union of both groups. Tradition tags also match any selected tradition. When both groups are selected, an entry must match at least one subject and at least one tradition. All assigned tags remain included. Use the subject and tradition menus in the filters to narrow the catalogue. Evidence is available in Readings and editorial notes and in the classification download.

Transcription history

Download transcription history saves a JSON file for the whole source page. It contains the original machine transcription, proposed and applied review corrections, unresolved readings, and locations on the source images. This preserves how each reading was reached.

Sources and downloads

All 690 folio photographs and all entry crops load from files bundled with this website. The website does not automatically request any images from the Bodleian. The “High-resolution at the Bodleian” links open the original images in a new tab only when you choose them. The bundled photographs are 2,691 pixels high, higher resolution than the small previews but below the native images used for transcription. Image crops are displayed from the same bundled photographs and retain approximate entry bounds. The viewer defaults to Fit; zoom percentages refer to the bundled image. Highlight entry shows or hides the location box. The original source references remain in the downloadable data.

Use Folio above the catalogue or in the viewer to open an image or show its entries. Enter a label such as 25 or 25b. Show entries clears other filters.

CSV with tags and expanded readings · Structured records with tags and expanded readings · Ditto and context evidence · Classification changes from expanded readings · Classification evidence · Tag definitions · Classification report · Original transcription records · 690-image coverage ledger · Processing summary

Image source: Bodleian Libraries, MS. Chandra Shum Shere c. 484. Original digitised catalogue at the Bodleian ↗