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1. EAP450/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP450/1/1
Title:
Compendium of religious texts [mid 19th century]
Scope & Content:
Description: A collection of various texts. Many seem to be theological in nature. The manuscript is written by several hands. Has signature of Baba Deen Singalaxana. Further research needed to determine exact content. Extent and format of original material: 404 page-long manuscript. Physical cha...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Malay
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
complete manuscript. 404 TIFF images

2. EAP450/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP450/2/1
Title:
Tales of the Prophets and misc [19th century]
Scope & Content:
Description: Includes the biographies of many of the prophets of Islam (for example: Adam, Yusuf, Daud, Sulaiman, Idris, Yakub, Nuh, Isa, Ibrahim, Muhammad), very popular across the Malay world. These are listed in a table of contents. Towards the end of the manuscript there are additional texts,...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Malay
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1332 TIFF images

3. EAP450/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP450/3/1
Title:
Primer for beginning readers [late 19th century-early 20th century]
Scope & Content:
Description: A book for young children to learn the Arabic script. Includes examples and illustrations. Extent and format of original material: 45 page long printed booklet. Physical characteristics of original material: 21x14.5x0.5New plastic cover added to the book. Attempts have been made to r...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Malay
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
45 TIFF images

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