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

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/31/1
Title:: 送終三夜秘語一本
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 送終三夜秘語一本 [songzhong sanye miyu yiben]. External cover title: 送終秘語 [songzhong miyu]. Instructions about the details of the ritual for the salvation of the deceased. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 74 folios. ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 76 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/31/2
Title:: 清醮秘語
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 清醮秘語 [qingjiao miyu]. External cover title: 清醮秘語一本 [qingjiao miyu yiben]. Magic to make the altars into gold-silver-cash, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 vol...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1913
Extent:: 56 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/31/3
Title:: 一本雜謝秘語
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 一本雜謝秘語 [yiben zaxie miyu]. External cover title: 諸雜謝秘一本 [zhuza xiemi yiben]. Instructions about acknowledging the grace from the gods. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 45 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 47 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/31/4
Title:: 一本上元合婚書
Scope & Content:: External cover title and title of the first text: 一本上元合婚書 [yiben shangyuan hehun shu]. Manual about the horoscope of humans and the fortune of married couples. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 29 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year)...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 31 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):: EAP791/1/31/6
Title:: 一論進表法
Scope & Content:: This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 一論進表法 [Yilun jinbiao fa]. Text to open the ceremony; it contains intructions on ritual procedures. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original ma...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/31/8
Title:: 百解禁盤秘語
Scope & Content:: External cover title and title of the first text: 百解禁盤秘語 [baijie jinpan miyu]. Magic to rescue the soul sent by hostile sorcerer to various areas (eg. Spirit-side, Deep Forest, Purgatory, River). Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 53 fol...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 55 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/31/10
Title:: 一本洪恩秘語
Scope & Content:: External cover title and title of the first text: 一本洪恩秘語 [yiben hong'en miyu]. Magic to clean the land and recreate a new world after the flood. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 66 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 光緒十六年庚寅歲四月十六日...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1890
Extent:: 68 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/31/12
Title:: 又論大整村滅炎痘紅痢白痢法
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: 又論大整村滅炎痘紅痢白痢法 [youlun dazhengcun mieyan douhong libai lifa.] Instructions about various magic to protect against disasters threatening the local community....
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 28 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/32
Title:: Anonymous Collector 32
Scope & Content:: This collection contains 4 manuscripts. The catalogue references of the individual manuscripts range from: EAP791/1/32/1 to EAP791/1/32/4. 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:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 230 TIFF images

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