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Kalpasutra (Book of Sacred Precepts) and Kalakacharyakatha (Story of the Teacher Kalaka) Manuscript1442, covers late 19th-early 20th century

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Title: Kalpasutra (Book of Sacred Precepts) and Kalakacharyakatha (Story of the Teacher Kalaka) Manuscript
Place Made: India, Gujarat, Satyapur
Date Made: 1442, covers late 19th-early 20th century
Medium: Folios: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; Covers: silk brocade
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 1/2 x 10 7/16 in. (11.43 x 26.51 cm) each; Image: 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (11.43 x 6.99 cm) each; Cover: 5 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (13.34 x 28.58 cm) each
Credit Line: From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number: M.72.53.18.9
Classification: Manuscripts
Collecting Area: South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography: Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Painting, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1993.
Anderson, D. The Aesthetics of Calligraphy. Los Angeles: University of Southern California, 1977.
Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.