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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Project / Collection Fragile palm leaves digitisation initiative Subject Astrology

1. EAP1150/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1150/1
Title:
Fragile Palm Leaves Foundation
Scope & Content:
A private library of Pali and vernacular Burmese palm-leaf manuscripts from Burma. Custodial history: The manuscripts were collected by Peter Skilling over the past several decades. Additional date information: Manuscripts included in the collection were created/copied between the 17th–20th ce...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese and Pali
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
70296 TIFF images

2. EAP1150/1/259

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1150/1/259
Title:
Mixed Bundle
Scope & Content:
Red lac.covers. Shaved leaves. Extent: 1 Palm Leaf Manuscript. Condition of original material: Incomplete mixed texts. Additional date information: Copied c. 18–19th centuries Keywords: Buddhism, Remove, Astrology, Bibliography. This manuscript contains the following 2 texts: EAP1150/1/259...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese and Pali
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
256 TIFF images

3. EAP1150/1/295

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1150/1/295
Title:
Mixed Bundle
Scope & Content:
Plain teak covers with gilded edges; one cover scratched. Gilded leaves. Inscribed, decorated, woven cotton ribbon, 428 cm. Printed cotton wrapper sewn onto beautiful silk of large pink roses on black background. Fragments: 7 unidentified leaves in Pāḷi-Burmese. Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
268 TIFF images