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April 12, 2007: Bombay Press Reports on Rare Books of the Asiatic Society
"Asiatic Society of Mumbai has a rich collection of printed books apart from its equally rich collection of Sanskrit, Prakrit, Persian, Arabian, Marathi , Gujarati, Urdu, as well as Greek, Latin, Italian and English manuscripts which includes Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita, Aranayka Parvan, Kalpa Sutra, Shahnama, Quran, Specchio della Croce and Dante's Divine Comedy. The Society has a unique album of 47 miniatures painted around in 1860s depicting rulers, important places and craftsmen and acrobats from Punjab."
