Asian Art Calendar of Events

Tuesday, June 09, 2026

Exhibition Public - Europe & Africa

Jain Manuscripts

Victoria & Albert Museum, South Asia, room 41
South Kensington, Cromwell Road,
London, United Kingdom
May 14, 2010 To Dec 31, 2012

Detail: Free admission

Created to accompany the launch of JAINpedia - an ambitious project digitising Jain manuscripts in the UK - this small display will show finely illustrated Jain manuscript pages from the 15th to 19th centuries. Manuscripts were preserved in temple libraries, however the V&A's collection will include examples in a range of styles, some never displayed before.

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Gujarat, India
about 1450
Rules of conduct for monks, page from an Uttaradhyayanasutra manuscript