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1761. Or 14667

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14667
Title:
[Tattoo]
Scope & Content:
Drawings of deities, men, animals including such as tigers, lions and birds. It also contains instructions for tattooing, with descriptions of the virtues thereby acquired.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
30 folios

1762. Or 14669

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14669
Title:
[Astrology]
Scope & Content:
Prescriptions for candle making for magical or astrological purposes. Burmese text with coloured diagrams on 21 sides.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
22 folios

1763. Or 14684

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14684
Title:
[Cosmology]
Scope & Content:
Coloured illustrations of hell scenes.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:

7 sheets

1764. Or 14725

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14725
Title:
[Traditional medicine]
Scope & Content:
Burmese traditional medicine and amulets. Contains some diagrams, cabalistic squares and illustrations.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
23 folios

1765. Or 14726

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14726
Title:
[Fortune telling]
Scope & Content:
Fortune telling manual, text in Burmese with finely painted folk illustrations and predictions for 1820-1890.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
34 folios

1766. Or 14753

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14753
Title:
Burmese court scenes
Scope & Content:
Painted on 3 openings with a royal procession.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
1885-1900
Extent:
5 folios

1767. Or 14823

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14823
Title:
Scenes from the lives of previous Buddhas and Gotama Buddha
Scope & Content:
Illustrations of twenty eight Enlightened Buddhas, with short captions.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
37 folds

1768. Or 14870

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14870
Title:
[Fortune telling manual]
Scope & Content:
The manuscript contains two works: Side A - The main sequence has four illustrations per side, including depictions of colonial period buildings, followed by a series of scenes from the life of the Buddha. Side B - Traditional medicine and prescription of candle making for magical purpose.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
63 folios

1769. Or 14885

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14885
Title:
Necromancy
Scope & Content:
Burmese treatise on necromancy with oloured illustrations of cabalistic design.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
23 folios

1770. Or14957

Reference (shelfmark):
Or14957
Title:
Mra pu khakʿ toʿ e khyaṅʿʺ nhaṅʿʹ lūʺ tāʺ lvhai khyaṅʿʺ cuṃ မြပုခက်တော်ဧချင်းနှင့်လူးတားလွှဲချင်းစုံ
Scope & Content:
Royal cradle songs and lullabies.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
15 folios

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