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

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/30/7
Title:: Weather observation; talismans for love
Scope & Content:: Instructions based on the Cham calendar to predict events that will occur in the year (weather, illness). Other parts give instructions for making talismans dealing with love affairs between men and women. 62 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; covered by cement paper; written by marker a...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 66 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/31
Title:: Cham manuscripts inherited by Mr. Thông Đình Phụng, from Lam Thuan Village
Scope & Content:: 17 Cham manuscripts, paper, originally belonged to Mr. Thông Đình Phụng. Subjects include: religious ceremonies, fortune telling, mantras, healing, history, legend, calendar. Manuscripts were collected for research purposes by Mr. Thanh Phan. 17 manuscripts of handmade paper, handwritten text. ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 1191 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/31/1
Title:: Purification ceremony; fortune telling
Scope & Content:: Mantras used by shamans to perform body purification ritulas for unlucky or sick people. Other parts give instructions for fortune telling on babies, instructions on weather prediction. 80 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; covered by thick paper; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 84 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):: EAP1005/33/11
Title:: Tale about the formation of the universe
Scope & Content:: The manuscript mentions about the formation of the universe, deities, lands, weather, human beings, gods. 14 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 27cm x 17cm. The condition of the manuscript is deteriorating.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 14 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/33/31
Title:: Rituals for body purification, weather forecasting
Scope & Content:: Prayers and instructions for cleansing body of sick people; weather forecasting 126 pages. Cham manuscript; plastic cover; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 25cm x 23cm. 2 pages are blank (123, 124); 11 pages are torn off (001 - 008, 086, 125, 1...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 130 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1020/7
Title:: Mrs. Umi Kalsum's Collection
Scope & Content:: Mrs. Umi Kalsum collects 25 manuscripts. The manuscripts contain Islamic teaching and letters: 1. Hurrimat 'alaikum (forbidden for you) 2. Putusan Perserikatan-perserikatan Islam Se-Sumatera (Verdict of Islamic Union of Sumatera) 3. Ceramah (speech) 4. Nūr Muḥammad (The light of Muhammad) 5. Taw...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic, Indonesian, and Malay
Date Range:: 1700-1999
Extent:: 1532 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1020/7/11
Title:: الْتَّصَوُّف‎
Scope & Content:: The manuscript contains Taṣawwuf text: something about wujud, nur, water, wind, etc. The physical size of the manuscript is 25x22 cm; various block text and lines/page; HVS paper; no cover; blue and red ink; no cover; The text is readable; the manuscript folded into two part; the paper is torn...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Malay
Date Range:: 1960s-1970s
Extent:: 4 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1023/20
Title:: Gyankar Bajracharya Collection
Scope & Content:: This is one of 28 collections of rare medieval manuscripts digitised by the EAP1023 project team in Newār settlements in Rural Kathmandu and hill areas of Nepal. This collection contain 51 manuscripts digitised from a private collection in Bhaktapur, Nepal. The owner of the material is Gyankar B...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Kiranti and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 15th century-18th century
Extent:: 2158 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1023/20/14
Title:: गायत्री जप बिधान
Scope & Content:: Gāyatrī Mantra, also known as the Sāvitrī Mantra, is a highly revered mantra from Rig Veda [Rgveda] dedicated to the Sun. Gāyatrī is the name of the Vedic meter in which the verse is composed. Its recitation is traditionally preceded by oṃThis is a manuscript that deals with the rules and proces...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 24 TIFF images

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