Catalogus Catalogorum (Latin, "Catalog of Catalogs") is a list of all existing works written in the ancient
Indian language varieties, including
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...
, and their authors, begun in 1891 by the German
Indologist and
Sanskritist Theodor Aufrecht.
Theodor Aufrecht himself wrote a total of three volumes between 1891 and 1903. In November 1935, this work was resumed under the name New Catalogus Catalogorum at the suggestion of
A. C. Woolner, the then vice-chancellor of the
University of the Punjab
The University of the Punjab (UoP) is a public university, public research university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 1882, its international influence has made it one of the most prestigious universities in South As ...
, and with the support of the British government, and is now under the leadership of the
University of Madras
The University of Madras is a public university, public State university (India), state university in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and most prominent universities in India, incorporated by an ...
. Just two years later, a new edition of the Catalogus Catalogorum was published based on Aufrecht's work.
In 1949, the first volume of the revised New Catalogus Catalogorum, which was planned for forty volumes, was published. Fourteen of the planned forty volumes have been published so far (2013)
and more are in preparation. Forty-two were published in 2019.
In terms of content, this alphabetical index covers a thematic range that includes all areas of life.
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References
External links
The first three volumes at the University of Köln*
Catalogus Catalogum (1937) digitalized by Internet Archive.
2nd edition of the 1st volume (1949)New Catalogus Catallogurum at National Mission for Manuscripts of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India
Encyclopedias
Indian literature
1891 works