1. The first discovery of Tibetan and Mongolian manuscripts in South Siberia 178 2. The first manuscripts from Ablaikit and the problem of the attribution 171 3. The acquisition of manuscripts and some artefacts from Sem Palat and Ablaikit by G. Müller & J. Gmelin 161 4. Cataloguing attempts, oblivion and new discovery 155 Conclusions 150 Bibliography of literature 149