A survey of Mathematics related Manuscripts in repositories in Keralam

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Title: A survey of Mathematics related Manuscripts in repositories in Keralam
Description: This is a journal article published in the 2018 is based on a survey conducted across three major manuscript repositories in Keralam, namely 1) Oriental Research Institute and Manuscripts Library, Trivandrum 2) Sree Rama Varma Government Sanskrit College Grantha Library, Trippunithura and 3) The Thunchan Manuscripts Repository, University of Calicut, Kozhikkode. The list is in alphabetical order.

The available information is arranged in eight columns. They are 1. Name of the manuscript/ transcript as provided by the repository 2. Author 3. Register number of the manuscript as recorded in the library 4. Size 5. Total number of pages 6. Number of lines in a page 7. Condition of the manuscript and 8. Remarks about the manuscript.

The authorship is written only if the manuscript contains the corroborative details. The register number is given according to the catalogues available in the library ( In some cases, manuscripts are not catalogued and provided like x99). The present condition of the manuscript / transcript such as whether readable, damaged or worm-eaten are also noted. Remarks are based on a quick survey of the manuscripts. In some cases the quick survey potential different category (astronomy as opposed to Mathematics in case of some texts), this is noted wherever it is the case.

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