Indian Palaeography from about B.C. 350 to about A.D. 1300 c3.9

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c3.9

| § 21 | ... Definition and varieties | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44 |
| § 22 | ... The so-called Gupta alphabet of the 4th and 5th centuries A. D.; Plate IV: — | | | | | | | | |
| | A. — Varieties | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46 |
| | B. — Characteristics of the epigraphic Gupta alphabet | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47 |
| | C. — The Gupta alphabet in manuscripts | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48 |
| § 23 | ... The acute-angled and Nāgarī types; Plates IV, V, VI. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 |
| § 24 | ... Details of the changes in the acute-angled and the Nāgarī alphabets: — | | | | | | | |
| | A. — The Mātṛkās... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52 |
| | B. — Medial vowels and so forth... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56 |
| | C. — The ligatures... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56 |
| § 25 | ... The Sāradā alphabet; Plates V. and VI. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57 |
| § 26 | ... Eastern varieties of the Nāgarī alphabet and the arrow-head script: — | | | | | | | |
| | A. — Proto-Bengālī; Plates V. and VI. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58 |
| | B. — The Nepalese hooked characters; Plate VI. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60 |
| | C. — The arrow-head alphabet; Plate VI. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60 |