Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Subject: Magic - 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):: EAP791/1/30/7
Title:: 大小斎醮咒亡秘
Scope & Content:: This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 大小斎醮咒亡秘 [Daxiao zhaijiao zhouwang mi]. Magic to make the altars into gold-silver-cash, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food. Custodial history: Priv...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 39 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/30/8
Title:: 一本清醮秘語
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 一本清醮秘語 [yiben qingjiao miyu]. External cover title: 清醮秘語老君天機 [qingjiao miyu laojun tianji]. Magic to make the altars into gold-silver-cash, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food.. Miscellaneous instructions about the exorcistic healing rituals, v...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 81 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/30/9
Title:: 貢延洪恩大秘語存冊
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 貢延洪恩大秘語存冊 [gongyan hong'en da miyu cunce]. External cover title: 洪恩秘語 [hong'en miyu]. Compilation of two texts: Gong yan and Hong en. Gong yan:Magic to build the altars in this side and the Otherworld for the Tjeang Daeh. The altars are transformed into wealth, fruitfu...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 55 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/30/11
Title:: 洪恩紅樓秘語
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: 洪恩紅樓秘語 [hong'en honglou miyu.] Compilation of two texts: Hong en and Hong lou. Hong en: Magic to recreate a new World after the Flood: A full and fruitful ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 73 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):: EAP791/1/30/16
Title:: 一本大斎良綠秘語
Scope & Content:: External cover title and title of the first text: 一本大斎良綠秘語 [yiben dazhai lianglv miyu]. Magic to make the altars for the Nyok Kaeng Maeng Yang ceremony. Altars become gold-silver-cash, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food. This magic recreates the whole World after the Fl...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 136 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

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