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

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/4/1
Title:: 大斎治亡秘語
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: 大斎治亡秘語 [dazhai zhiwang miyu]. Magic for a healing ceremony. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 22...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 117 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/4/4
Title:: 洪恩秘語
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 洪恩秘語 [hong'en miyu]. External cover title: 洪恩秘 [hong'en mi]. 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 29 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 中華民國三...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1941
Extent:: 165 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/4/5
Title:: 救病師教天機
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 救病師教天機 [jiubing shijiao tianji]. External cover title: 救病师天机 [jiubing shi tianji]. Miscellaneous descriptions of visualization practices and other magic in the rituals. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 30 foli...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1863
Extent:: 62 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/4/7
Title:: 大斎良綠秘語
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 大斎良綠秘語 [dazhailianglvmiyu]. External cover title: 大斎語 [dazhai yu]. Magic to make the altars into gold-silver-cash, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food. This magic recreates the whole world after the flood. Custodial history: Private collection....
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1886
Extent:: 185 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/4/9
Title:: 度亡天機秘語
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 度亡天機秘語 [duwangtianjimiyu]. External cover title: 喪家秘 [sangjia mi]. 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 collection. Ex...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 93 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/4/10
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 [qingjiao miyu]. 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:: 1890
Extent:: 142 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/5
Title:: Anonymous Collector 5
Scope & Content:: This collection contains 3 manuscripts. The catalogue references of the individual manuscripts range from: EAP791/1/5/1 to EAP791/1/5/3. 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:: 1812-1892
Extent:: 189 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/5/2
Title:: 雜解治亡秘語
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 雜解治亡秘語 [zajie zhiwang miyu]. External cover title: 斎亡雜解秘語 [zhaiwang zajie miyu]. Magic for a healing ceremony. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 15 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 光緒十八年壬辰歲九月初二日完筆.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1892
Extent:: 65 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/5/3
Title:: 一本顛倒打寨肚痛眼痛法書
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 一本顛倒打寨肚痛眼痛法書 [yiben diandao dazhai dutong yantong fashu]. External cover title: 壹本雜秘 [yiben zami]. Magic to resolve craziness made by the spirits (Lanten: man blah meaning possesion). Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 vo...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1812
Extent:: 34 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/8
Title:: Anonymous Collector 8
Scope & Content:: This collection contains 4 manuscripts. The catalogue references of the individual manuscripts range from: EAP791/1/8/1 to EAP791/1/8/4. 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
Extent:: 255 TIFF images

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