A list of descriptions of the 'Invocations' groups of sculpture from Kanheri, Ajanta and Aurangabad.
Three extracts taken from earlier sources regarding the Salsette Caves. First are extracts translated from a French Translation of Carsten Niebuhr's 1780 Voyage en Arabic (Arabian Voyage). The second are extracts from a 1847 work by Dr. J Bird. Third, extracts from J. B. 'Selby's' (Seely?) 1825 Wonders of Ellora. And finally, Notes on Kanheri from James Fergusson's 1845 Rock Cut Temples.
These are pages 3 to 5 on the folder list.
A small field notebook containing Edward William West's original copes of inscriptions from the Kanheri Caves, as well as two inscriptions from caves at Kenesy dated October 27th 1848 and an inscription from an enclosure wall 'at Mahakal' (most likely the Mahakali or Kondivite Caves) dated October 28th 1848.
Pasted on the back cover is small scrap piece of paper with an inscription copied by Henry West.
This is number 6 on the folder list.
An envelope containing three folded sheets of impressions of Pahlavi inscriptions of Cave No. 66 at Kanheri. Two appear to have been taken by Walter West on his visit to the caves between December 27th and 29th 1870, while the third seems to be an earlier one taken by Edward William West which has been checked and notated by W. West latterly.
These are page 7 on the folder list.
Sem títuloA handwritten draft written by Edward William West for an article published in the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society in 1860. Included are also three pages of draft prints of the inscriptions which were included in the publication.
This is number 8 on the folder list.
Sem títuloOffprint of of Edward William West's Paper on Kanheri Inscriptions. From the Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. The original paper had been presented at the Society on 12 April 1860.
Sem títuloOffprint of Edward William West's article 'Results of Excavations in Cave No. 13 at Kanheri' presented to the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society on the 10th of October 1861.
This is item number 10 on the folder list.
Sem títuloA leather bound portfolio containing four folders entitled 'Minor Groups of Caves in Salsette (Kondati, Magathan, Montpesir, Jogeshwar, and Sundries)', 'Kondana Caves and Others near the Bhor Ghat', 'Karli', and 'Bedsa - Shailarwadi - Poona'.
Sem títuloMaterial relating to the Minor groups of Caves in Salsette. These include the Kondati, Magathán, Montpésir, and Jogeshwar Caves.
Sem títuloA folder containing 13 items pertaining to the Kondati (Kondovite), or Mahakal (Mahakali), Caves. A contents list is found on the front of the folder. These are: No.1: General Plan, scale 40 feet to an inch. No.2: Cave 3, bench, scale 1/24. No.3: Bas-relief Dagob between Caves 3 &4; Cave 3, inner doorway; Cave 4, column. No.4: Cave 8, Cobra carving; Cave 5, column; Cave 6, pilaster, half of front and Bas-relief Dagob. No.5: Cave 13, Window, scale 1/24, Longitudinal section of cave, scale 1/48. No.6: Cave 13 cross-section, scale 1/24. No.7: Sculpture on the wall of Cave 13 with a description of it. No.8: Cave 14, frieze; Cave 17, pilaster and interior column, scale 1/24. No.9: Cave 17, two doorways, both unfinished, scale 1/24. No.10: Draft beginning of a description of the Kondati Caves. No.11: Rough description of the Eastern Caves 5-18 in 1850. No.12: Fragments of a draft description by Henry West. No.13: Particulars of Columns and Pilasters of Kondati caves.
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