शिल्परत्नम् (श्रीकुमार - प्राचीन भारतीय चित्रकला, धातुकर्म, यन्त्र एवं स्थापत्य सटीक)

2
to the first part by Mahāmahopādhyāya Dr. T. Gaṇapati
Śāstri, my illustrious predecessor in office viz., "An edition
of the second part based on all available manuscripts will be
published before long."
The edition of the work is based on four manuscripts.

1. (क) belonging to the Palace Library, Trivandrum
   about three centuries old.
2. (ख) lent by Brahmasri P. Narayanan Bhattatiri,
   Kuzhikkattu Illom, Tiruvalla, about a century old. A few
   chapters are missing in the middle in this manuscript.
3. (ग) lent by Brahmasri Kesavar Kesavar, Kalpaka-
   mangalam Manalikkara Matom, Padmanabhapuram, about
   two centuries old.
4. (घ) lent by Mr. Narayanan Nambiar, Olavur,
   Kunnatunad. It is about two centuries old and contains
   the four chapters from the 22nd to the 25th and the last
   chapter.
   Trivandrum, }
   24-12-1104. } K. SĀMBAŚIVA ŚĀSTRI.