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Synopsis Preservation of manuscripts is a serious issue for the Librarians, information Scientists and Archivists ever since human beings acquired the knowledge of writing. The manuscripts have the chances to be damaged by insects or due to tearing by use of rough handling; so it is most essential to repair these damages at the moment of identification. The preservation of manuscripts follows traditional as well as modern methods, which are scientific and preserve documents for further use. In traditional system of preservation herbals are used such neem leaves, aswagandha leaves, dried ginger, kumkum fruit powder, sandal wood, termaric powder, garlic, etc. In case of modern methods suitable chemicals are used for preservation.

Manuscript and Manuscriptology in India focuses on the issues that India has a rich cultural heritage. Manuscripts are primary sources of such heritage knowledge. Various fields of human endeavour are stored on variety of medias viz. clay tablets, stones, metals, tree barks, palms leaves, animal skins, cloths, papers, etc. Manuscripts are available thoughout India in several languages and scripts, which cover religious, philosophical, historical literary and scientific subjects.

This work contains twenty-eight papers contributed by distinguished scholars from India. These articles with notes, references and bibliography are well illustrated and have shed illuminating light on various aspects of manuscript and manuscriptology as practiced in India which focus on the following facets like, Manuscript writers; Manuscript research; Manucript typology; Manusript and use of colophons; Style of writing manuscript; Manusript editing Manusript centres;  Manusript collection; Manusript storage and preservation; Manusript conservation; Manusript catalogue and cataloguing and Manusript case studies.