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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Project / Collection Fragile palm leaves digitisation initiative Subject Health and Medicine

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. EAP1150/1/115

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1150/1/115
Title:
Mahārājavaṃsa I
Scope & Content:
Single-text palm-leaf manuscript being the first bundle of what might have been a two-bundle set. One damaged red lac. cover; one plain teak cover with gilding and vermilion band on edges (both originally belong to other manuscripts, the plain teakwood cover is inscribed with the name of the tex...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese and Pali
Date Range:
c 1845
Extent:
151 TIFF images

3. EAP1150/1/172

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1150/1/172
Title:
Mixed Bundle
Scope & Content:
Red lac. covers. One set of gilded leaves and another of gilded with vermilion band. One damaged stray leaf of ‘Dhātuvitthāra’ in Burmese verse found. Extent: 1 Palm Leaf Manuscript. Condition of original material: Good condition. Additional date information: Copied c. 18–19th centuries Keyw...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese and Pali
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
170 TIFF images

4. EAP1150/1/190

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1150/1/190
Title:
Mixed Bundle
Scope & Content:
Plain teak covers with black and red lac. edges, one damaged. Red lac. leaves. Two woven cotton ribbon;: one inscribed, decorated fragment is damaged and another just decorated. Extent: 1 Palm Leaf Manuscript. Condition of original material: Good condition. Additional date information: Copied...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese and Pali
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
258 TIFF images

5. EAP1150/1/229

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1150/1/229
Title:
Mixed Bundle
Scope & Content:
Red lac. covers. Gilded leaves with vermilion band. Extent: 1 Palm Leaf Manuscript. Condition of original material: Good condition. Additional date information: Copied c. 18–19th centuries Keywords: Buddhism, Nissaya: Suttantapiṭaka, Meditation, Handbook: Vinaya, Vinaya, Suttantapiṭaka, Niss...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese and Pali
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
250 TIFF images

6. EAP1150/1/264

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1150/1/264
Title:
Mixed Bundle
Scope & Content:
Red lac. covers. Gilded leaves with vermilion band. Inscribed, decorated, woven cotton ribbon, 207 cm. Printed cotton wrapper with white cotton background. Extent: 1 Palm Leaf Manuscript. Condition of original material: Good condition. Additional date information: Copied c. 18–19th centuries ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese and Pali
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
222 TIFF images