A SOUTH INDIAN PALM LEAF MANUSCRIPT WITH NUMERICAL CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS
Possibly Tamil Nadu, Southern India, or Sri Lanka, 19th century

Each rectangular palm leaf incised with two columns of four numerical charts for a total of eight on the recto and further eight on the verso, the charts possibly used as an almanac or calendar following specific calculations, each diagram bearing minute numbers accompanied by brief comments or simple letters, possibly following a specific library categorisation system, with two plain dark wooden boards as loose bindings.

Each leaf 7.5cm x 22.5cm, 8.5cm x 24.5cm including the binding