This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The period, author of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated to be from the period between 1901-1950. This manuscript is about magical practices. This book contains mantras related to rituals. These mantras a...
There are 8 files in this collection. Ammanai, mythology, and birth charts are all included in the collection. Extent: 476.0. Custodial history: This manuscript lies in the protection of a katadi (rural worshiper in village temples) who currently resides in Amplantura, Batticaloa. It is under ...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled Vaṟṟāppaḷai am'maṉ kāviyam from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The period of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated to be from the period between 1901- 1950. This palmleaf manuscript is an epic text. Srī Viṣṉu Kāviyam and Vaṟṟāppalaiy...
There are two files in this collection. It contains Kanagi and Kovalan's tale and mantras. Extent: 96.0. Custodial history: This manuscript collection is now in the custody of a retired principal, Nakuleswaran Chelliah, who lives in Amplanthurai, Batticaloa. This collection of manuscript conta...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled kaṇṇakaiyammaṉ kuḷirttik kāviyam, from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. Since the pages are in deteriarated state, the writer and period of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated to be from the period between 1901- 1950. This palmleaf man...
This collection runs the gamut from Chinese epics to cookbooks. It covers the administration of several small entrepreneurs, often of Chinese origin. It also contain notebooks from colonial schools for indigenous and Oriental (often Chinese or Arab) students and Chinese schools which were abolis...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, Indonesian, Javanese, and Malay
Administration of the Chinese-Indonesian handyman, Lím Giok Sing
Scope & Content:
This series contains the following 8 files: EAP1268/6/5/1: ꦧꦸꦧꦸꦏ EAP1268/6/5/2: Memoriaal EAP1268/6/5/3: [Accounts of an Indo-Chinese Carpenter] EAP1268/6/5/4: [Designs of an Indo-Chinese Carpenter] EAP1268/6/5/5: [Account Book] EAP1268/6/5/6: [Account Book II] EAP1268/6/5/7: 6/9 1939 EA...
Notes on measurements, payments, and designs for furniture, houses and drainage. The Chinese-Indonesian handyman, Lím Giok Sing, to whom these accounts belong, was not only a carpenter but also an engineer of sorts. Among his most striking assignments was one for delivering temple-stones from the...