Elements of South-Indian Palæography, from the Fourth to the Seventeenth Century A.D. c4.53
Elements of South-Indian Palæography, from the Fourth to the Seventeenth Century A.D. c4.53
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Arrian³ (quoting Megasthenes) calls the palmyra palm by its proper name (tāla)⁴, but its leaves are not mentioned anywhere by classical writers as affording writing materials used in India. Pliny⁵ indeed mentions palm leaves as used for this purpose, but he refers the practice to Egypt before the discovery of papyrus.