सङ्गीतदर्पण (दामोदर पण्डित - तंजौर सरस्वती महल संस्करण, सङ्गीत एवं नाट्य लक्षण)

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GENERAL INTRODUCTION
TO THE
Madras Government Oriental Series.
The Government of Madras took up for
consideration the question of publication of the
various manuscripts in different languages on
subjects like Philosophy, Medicine, Science, etc.,
early in May 1948. Impo : : t manuscript libraries
in the Madras Presidency were requested to send a
list of unpublished manuscripts with them for
favour of being considered by the Governınent for
publication. The Honorary Secretary of the
Tanjore Maharaja Serfoji's Sarasvathi Mahal
Library, Tanjore, alone complied with this request.
This list as well as a similar list of unpublished
manuscripts in the Government Oriental Manus-
cripts Library, were carefully examined and a
tentative selection of manuscripts suitable for
publication was made. The Government in their
Memorandum No. 34913/48-10 Education, dated
4-4-1949, constituted an Expert Committee with the
Curator of the Government Oriental Manuscripts
Library, Madras, as the Secretary, for the final
selection of manuscripts suitable for printing and
for estimating the cost of publication.