MSS.

mss., some as old as the 14th century; there is also a large collection of jain mss. the arabic library attached to the arabic department of the madrasa was founded about 1781, and now includes 731 printed volumes, 143 original mss. and 151 copies; the english library of the anglo-persian department dates from 1854, and extends to 3254 vols. the library of the asiatic society of bengal was founded in 1784, and now contains 15,000 printed vols., chiefly on eastern and philological subjects, with a valuable collection of 9500 arabic and persian mss. at bombay the library of the bombay branch of the royal asiatic society, established in 1804 as the literary society of bengal, is now an excellent general and oriental collection of 75,000 printed vols. and