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1922.] A Contribution to the Bibliography of Tibet. 467 
IV. CoLLECTIONS AND BOOKSELLERS. 
a. Collections. 
It is known that greater or lesser collections of Tibetan 
books are in the possession of many of the well-known Tibetan 
scholars whose names are familiar to students of Tibetan 
matters. References to such collections have been made in 
connection with the names of Prof. Griinwedel in Berlin, M. 
Jacques Bacot in Paris, Dr. B. Laufer in Chicago,! Dr. | 
Hackmann (see the illustration in his “‘ Von Omi bis Bhamo my 
The Moravian Missionaries from Ladakh, Dr. H. A. Francke, 
Mr. 8 Ribbach and others, probably have gathered interesting 
material. Sir Claude A. Bell, late Political Resident in Sikhim, 
is reputed to have a very rich collection. Most of Waddell’s 
and Schlagintweit’s books seem to musi passed into the posses- 
sion of public institutions. 1 myself possess a collection of 
slightly over a thousand sian, “halt MSS. and half prints. 
In Darjeeling a brisk trade is being done in ornamental MSS. 
of Prajfidparamita texts, mostly Astasahasrikas, written in 
gold or silver. Rich globe- -trotters carry them off to all parts 
volume had just been acquired by a London commercial m 
nate. Many missionaries must undoubtedly have brought ok 
with them to Europe, either from the Chinese frontiers, or 
from Ladakh or Sikhim. The Vatican should possess some 
curious relics of former missions, as well as, perhaps, more re- 
cent material. The headquarters of missions operating on the 
borders of Tibet, whether Moravian, eect si See 
or aga Catholic are sure to have some collecti 
As far as — collections in India are specail T know 
OF the follow 
1. Tho “meas pete: of Bengal, Calcutta. Complete 
pine and Tanjur, and some 50 extra-canonical works, and 
e MS. Bum referred to have 
2. The Caleutta University. A Kanjurand Tanjur. An 
excellent MS. of the first three Paramita texts, a so-called 
Bum, 16 vols. The bulk of Sarat Chandra Das’ private 


! Laufer in his sketch of Mongolian Literature, quoted above, states, 
P. 165-166, that his private library of Mongolian and Tibetan prints 
contains about a thousand cat plat . rag Férderung der tibetisch- 
™Mongolischen Studien bin ich jeder Zeit gern bereit, hese se Werke 
aus dieser Sammlung zur freien Benutzung zu tibe 
