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Sinhala - English dictionary

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 SC47

Publication status

Published

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

1 archival box handwritten and typed

Date(s)

  • [1900 - 1950] (Creation)

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The creator is unknown.

Repository

Royal Asiatic Society Archives

Archival history

The author and custodial history are unknown.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The source of acquisition is unknown.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Two manuscript versions of a Sinhala-English dictionary, one of 241 pages and the other of 214 pages on foolscap paper. There are also some supplementary pages and some index pages associated with these manuscripts. The date of writing of these manuscripts is unknown but from the paper and ink they would appear to have been undertaken in the early to mid twentieth century. Both manuscripts are in the same hand.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email. Please bring photo ID.

Conditions governing reproduction

Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.

Language of material

  • English
  • Sinhala

Additional information

Description identifier

gb891-sc47
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