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| June 29, 2010 | Lost Sanskrit manuscript rediscovered in Italian library | |
Berlin:A lost ancient manuscript detailing India's old Sanskrit
language was rediscovered in an Italian library. According to a German news agency, Toon Van Haal of Belgium tracked down the Grammatica Grandonica in a Carmelite
monastery library near Rome. The manuscript compiled in Kerala, India, by Johann Ernst Hanxleben, could provide insights into western grammarians' thoughts about
the ancient language of India - revered in the West as the oldest branch of the Indo-European family of languages, which include English, French and Persian,
reports Earth Times. Johann Ernst Hanxleben was a German Jesuit priest who spoke
fluent Malayalam, compiled the document between 1701 and 1732. The hunt for the
manuscript began as part of plans to put digital copies of key online Renaissance
grammar works on the Internet. Van Haal's University of Leuven said the book was
found in the Convento di San Silvestro in Montecomprati.
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