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

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/32
Title:: Cham manuscripts inherited by Mr. Ma Ngoc Thanh, from Lam Thuan Village
Scope & Content:: 24 Cham manuscripts, paper, originally belonged to Mr. Ma Ngoc Thanh. Subjects include: religious ceremonies, fortune telling, mantras, epics, poems, dictionary. Manuscripts were collected for research purposes by Mr. Thanh Phan. 24 manuscripts of handmade paper, handwritten text. Manuscripts ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 602 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/32/9
Title:: Body purification ritual, fortune telling, helping pregnant women
Scope & Content:: Prayers used by the shamans in a body purification ritual; instructions on fortune telling for illness; incantations to reduce the pain pregnant women suffer and help them give birth easily. 16 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thr...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 16 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/32/13
Title:: The work for shamans
Scope & Content:: Incantations, offering mantras, charms used by Gru Urang to perform several rituals such as relieving one of misfortunes upon entering an deteriorating year; making a lucky amulet, amulet for women who are about to give birth, amulet for pregnant women; incantations to make the naive one become ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 44 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/33
Title:: Cham manuscripts inherited by Mr. Nai Cao Liem, from Vu Bon Village
Scope & Content:: 33 Cham manuscripts, paper, palm-leaf, originally belonged to Mr. Nai Cao Liem. Subjects include: religious ceremonies, fortune telling, mantras, legends. Manuscripts were collected for research purposes by Mr. Thanh Phan. 33 manuscripts of handmade paper, handwritten text. Manuscripts of Chin...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 18th century-20th century
Extent:: 1275 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/33/4
Title:: cleansing rituals
Scope & Content:: Mantras and instructions for Gru Urang for rituals that cleansing one's body to get rid of misfortunes, to cure illnesses, and to make a person bright. 28 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 27cm x 16cm. The condi...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 28 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/33/6
Title:: The work of shamans, fortune telling
Scope & Content:: Intructions for making amulets; incantations to neutralize misfortuness for the village, for body protection, for winning a dispute; purifications of fishing nests, guns, crossbow before going hunting. Other contents are on fortune telling and healing. 36 pages. Cham manuscript; cover using ha...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 40 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/33/22
Title:: Fortune telling and feng shui
Scope & Content:: Fortune telling and feng shui; how to find lost items. 20 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; some last pages are lost; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 31cm x 19.5cm. A page is blank (012). The condition of the manuscript is deteriorating.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 20 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1126/1
Title:: Lanten Manuscripts from Northern Laos
Scope & Content:: This collection of manuscripts constitutes a resource of unique cultural value in Lanten society. Lanten (also known as Lao Huay and Yao Mun) are classified as one of the 39 ‘ethnic minorities’ of northern Laos that are officially acknowledged by the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos. Writte...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1735-2018
Extent:: 53813 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1126/1/5
Title:: Anonymous Collector 5
Scope & Content:: This collection contains 49 manuscripts. The catalogue references of the individual manuscripts range from: EAP1126/1/5/1 to EAP1126/1/5/49. 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:: 1787-2018
Extent:: 1672 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1126/1/5/36
Title:: 雜掌判
Scope & Content:: External cover title: 雜掌判 [za zhangpan]. Instruction about fortune-telling and Chinese Almanac, also called "yellow calender (laohuangli)". Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 50 folios.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 26 TIFF images

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