No. Title Date
1 Photograph taken at Kaman showing an oil drum which has been filled with manuscripts to be pulped and mixed with clay for the manufacture of containers
2 Palm-leaf manuscript (Sanskrit text in Bengali script)
3 Bundle of manuscripts showing their condition on arrival at the Vrīndaban Research Institute
4 Book in Persian script showing damage by bookworms
5 Book in Persian script showing damage by bookworms
6 Portion of a manuscript showing how the folios have become stuck together
7 Remains of a book eaten by insects found in a collection in Mathura
8 Remains of a book eaten by insects found in a collection in Mathura
9 Manuscripts collected from a private house near Madan Mohan temple : insect damage and poor condition of the cloth in which the manuscripts were wrapped
10 Manuscripts collected from a private house near Madan Mohan temple : insect damage and poor condition of the cloth in which the manuscripts were wrapped
11 Folio of a Bengali manuscript (Narottamavilāsa) showing brittleness due to excessive acidity
12 Two slides of selected folios of a Bengali manuscript showing damage by fungus, insects and damp
13 Bundle of manuscripts showing their condition on arrival at the Vrīndaban Research Institute
14 Detail of a book in Persian script showing insect damage
15 Detail of a book in Persian script showing insect damage
16 Photograph taken at Kaman showing an oil drum which has been filled with manuscripts to be pulped and mixed with clay for the manufacture of containers
17 Photograph taken at Kaman showing an oil drum which has been filled with manuscripts to be pulped and mixed with clay for the manufacture of containers
18 Detail of a Bengali manuscript showing greenish fungus growth as well as brittleness due to excessive acidity
19 Page of a book in Persian script showing worm damage and holes where green pigments on the other side have damaged the paper
20 Last folio of a Mahābhārata manuscript (18th parva) showing wear and tear at the edges