19th century
Yakḍa uṇukirīma (kavi saha vāsagam)
MS Sinhalese 349 · Wellcome Collection
Introduction
About this Manuscript
Incomplete palm-leaf manuscript in verse and prose, technical instructions on iron smelting in Sri Lanka during the 18th century. This local industry is dead now. It is difficult to understand the text, mainly devoted to measurements of the furnace, various situations to avoid.
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MS Sinhalese 349 · Wellcome Collection
Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Yakḍa uṇukirīma (kavi saha vāsagam) |
| Repository | Wellcome Collection |
| Reference Number | MS Sinhalese 349 |
| Collection | Wellcome Collection |
| Language | si |
| Script | Sinhalese |
| Subject Classification | metallurgy |
| Date | 19th century |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |
Subjects & Keywords
metallurgy