Books and resources for learning Grantha script

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Friends,

For those of you who want to learn how to read Grantha, the following

books may be useful. Venugopalan's book is available in an e-copy. I

have looked at Visalakshy's book, which appears to be very well done.

It gives examples from palm leaf manuscripts and copper plates. I

have not had a chance to look at the third book.

 

Regards,

Bob

Robert D. Evans

 

 

 

Title: A primer in Grantha characters / by K. Venugopalan.

Author: Venugopalan, K.

Imprint: St. Peter, Minn. : James H. Nye, 1983.

Description: vi, 14 p. ; 28 cm.

 

An e-copy of this book may be accessed from the South Asia Digital

Library at the University of Chicago. In order directly access

Venugopalan, K.. A primer in Grantha characters, please copy the

following address into your http search window:

 

http://dsal.uchicago.edu/digbooks/dig_toc.html?BOOKID=PK419.V468_1983

 

 

Title: The grantha script / P. Visalakshy.

Author: Visalakshy, P.

Series: DLA publication ; no. 85

Publication (Dravidian Linguistics Association) ; no. 85.

Imprint: Thiruvananthapuram : Dravidian Linguistics Association, 2003.

Description: 320 p. ; 29 cm.

 

Author: Grünendahl, Reinhold.

Title: South Indian scripts in Sanskrit manuscripts and prints :

Grantha Tamil-Malayalam-Telugu-Kannada-Nandinagari / Reinhold

Grünendahl.

Imprint: Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz, 2001.

Description: xxii, 224 p., [6] folded plates ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references ([219]-224).