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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. EAP1150/1/116

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1150/1/116
Title:
Mixed Bundle
Scope & Content:
One red lac. cover; one plain teak with gilding and vermilion band on edges. Gilded leaves with vermilion band. Bad pagination; some leaves damaged but the text is legible. Extent: 1 Palm Leaf Manuscript. Additional date information: Copied c. 18–19th centuries Keywords: Buddhism, Literature,...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese and Pali
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
233 TIFF images

3. EAP1150/1/137

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1150/1/137
Title:
Mixed Bundle
Scope & Content:
Multiple-text palm-leaf manuscript. Red lac. covers with cotton band. Gilded leaves. Inscribed, decorated, woven cotton ribbon, 385 cm. Printed cotton wrapper in bad condition. Bundlemark. Extent: One bundle of 275 inscribed palm-leaf folios (ff. ka - phe, ka-khī) organized into 12 fascicles. T...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese and Pali
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
284 TIFF images