(Palm-leaf manuscript) written on the prepared fronds of the Talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera) about 1740, A.D.
Subtitle: The ms. treats of Ayurvedic medicine and surgery, and contains extracts from the writings of Charaka, Susruta and other Sanskrit authors. Translated into Sinhalese. The Arabic figures are recent additions. The covers are the original black ebony of Ceylon (Disporus ebenum) but the binding cord and the medallion are modern, made after antique models in Kandy
Language: eng