Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Subject: Death - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/30/6
Title:: 救患秘語
Scope & Content:: This manuscript has no internal cover title for the first text. The given title is for the title on the outer cover. External cover title: 救患秘語. [jiuhuan miyu]. A book for baby naming ceremony which includes the ceremonies to ‘fix the flowers’ thus to reinforce the health and strengthen the ba...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 66 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/30/12
Title:: 度亡天機一夜送終三夜秘共一本
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 度亡天機一夜送終三夜秘共一本 [duwang tianji yiye songzhong sanye mi gong yiben]. External cover title: 送終三夜秘語 [songzhong sanye miyu]. Magic to be used in the primary death rituals to send the dead to the Purgatory. Includes some money for the dead so they do not make problems for th...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1882
Extent:: 50 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/30/13
Title:: 清醮関告大斎怗簡清醮說醮共一本
Scope & Content:: External cover title and title of the first text: 清醮関告大斎怗簡清醮說醮共一本 [qingjiao guangao dazhai zhanjian qingjiao shuojiao gong yiben]. Magic to make the altars into gold-silver-cash, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food. Instructions to send the messenger dragon to the Purgat...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1877
Extent:: 42 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/30/17
Title:: [Compilation of documents used in the ritual for the salvation of the deceased]
Scope & Content:: This manuscript has does not contain a formal title on either the outer cover of the manuscript or the internal cover of the first text. Compilation of documents used in the ritual for the salvation of the deceased. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1888
Extent:: 32 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/30/18
Title:: 諸雜法亡秘語
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 諸雜法亡秘語 [zhuza fawang miyu]. External cover title: 斎短秘語一本 [zhaiduan miyu yiben]. Magic to be used in the primary death rituals to send the dead to the Purgatory. Includes some money for the dead so they do not make problems for the living. Custodial history: Private co...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1812
Extent:: 39 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/31
Title:: Anonymous Collector 31
Scope & Content:: This collection contains 12 manuscripts. The catalogue references of the individual manuscripts range from: EAP791/1/31/1 to EAP791/1/31/12. Custodial history: The original manuscripts are part of a private collection owned by an anonymous collector in Northern Laos.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1890-1913
Extent:: 594 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/31/5
Title:: 按龍秘語受戒二本
Scope & Content:: This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 按龍秘語受戒二本 [Anlong miyu shoujie erben]. Compilation of two texts: An long and Shou jie. An long:Magic to send the dragons to fix the graves in the cemetery and to protect the...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 30 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/31/7
Title:: 壹本日午燈延按龍化依秘語
Scope & Content:: External cover title and title of the first text: 壹本日午燈延按龍化依秘語 [yiben riwu dengyan anlong huayi miyu]. The story of all the deities. It is chanted to invite the deities into the house/altar: It serves to announce them to the public and to call them to join the ceremony at the same time. “This i...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1892
Extent:: 86 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/34
Title:: Anonymous Collector 34
Scope & Content:: This collection contains 21 manuscripts. The catalogue references of the individual manuscripts range from: EAP791/1/34/1 to EAP791/1/34/21. Custodial history: The original manuscripts are part of a private collection owned by an anonymous collector in Northern Laos.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1815-1935
Extent:: 726 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/34/12
Title:: 隔空亡秘語一本
Scope & Content:: This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 隔空亡秘語一本 [Gekong wang miyu yiben]. Magic to be used in the primary death rituals to send the dead to the Purgatory. Includes some money for the dead so they do not make prob...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1888
Extent:: 8 TIFF images

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