Indische Bibliothek
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The Indische Bibliothek was a scholarly journal published in three volumes between 1820 and 1830 by August Wilhelm von Schlegel. Schlegel, a prominent German Romantic scholar and critic, established this journal in Bonn, Germany, where he also set up a Sanskrit printing press. This initiative marked the beginning of Sanskrit studies in Germany, with Schlegel publishing editions of important Indian texts like the Bhagavadgītā (1823) and the Rāmāyaṇa (1829). The journal and his work in Sanskrit contributed significantly to the field of Orientalism and comparative philology.12
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