Spoken Text and Written Symbol: The Use of Layout and Notation in Sanskrit Scientific Manuscripts

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorPlofker, Kim
dc.date2023-05-17T03:06:19.000
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-22T23:36:21Z
dc.date.available2023-05-22T23:36:21Z
dc.date.issued2009-09-02
dc.date.submitted2009-09-01T08:41:45-07:00
dc.description.abstractBecause of the traditional reverence for oral composition and recitation in Sanskrit literature, most Classical Sanskrit treatises, including scientific ones, were composed in verse and intended (at least in theory) for memorization. Written versions of Sanskrit texts are often presented in imitation of their ideal oral form, as an almost continuous and unformatted stream of syllables. Manuscripts of technical works on subjects such as mathematics and astronomy, however, had to combine this “one-dimensional” text stream with graphical and notational features generally requiring two-dimensional layout, such as tables, diagrams, and equations. This paper looks at how the ways in which this synthesis could be achieved posed several significant challenges for Sanskrit scribes.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/38679
dc.legacy.articleid1013
dc.legacy.fulltexturlhttps://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1013&context=ljsproceedings&unstamped=1
dc.source.issue3
dc.source.journalDigital Proceedings of the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age
dc.source.peerreviewedtrue
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subject.otherSanskrit manuscripts
dc.subject.otherscientific manuscripts
dc.subject.otherbook production
dc.subject.otherSanskrit scientific literature
dc.subject.otherpalaeography
dc.titleSpoken Text and Written Symbol: The Use of Layout and Notation in Sanskrit Scientific Manuscripts
dc.title.alternativeSpoken Text and Written Symbol
dc.typePresentation
digcom.contributor.authorisAuthorOfPublication|email:kim_plofker@yahoo.com|institution:Union College|Plofker, Kim
digcom.identifierljsproceedings/vol1/iss1/3
digcom.identifier.contextkey986014
digcom.identifier.submissionpathljsproceedings/vol1/iss1/3
digcom.typeconference
dspace.entity.typePublication
relation.isAuthorOfPublication2534936a-ebd2-43e8-8c20-2816ca63d996
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscovery2534936a-ebd2-43e8-8c20-2816ca63d996
relation.isJournalIssueOfPublication00c62d96-5e4f-423c-8e85-054bcb2cc833
relation.isJournalIssueOfPublication.latestForDiscovery00c62d96-5e4f-423c-8e85-054bcb2cc833
relation.isJournalOfPublication70955980-7244-48d6-8781-845dfdeb0286
upenn.schoolDepartmentCenterDigital Proceedings of the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Plofker.pdf
Size:
2.42 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
Collection
Presentations