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1781. Or 14570

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14570
Title:
[Court entertainments]
Scope & Content:
Scenes includes royal princes polo playing, elephant taming, martial skills competition, etc.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
20 folios

1782. Or 14666

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14666
Title:
[Divination]
Scope & Content:
Coloured illustrations of a method of divination with explanation in Burmese. One side is illustrations with notes about birth years and the other side is about Burmese traditional medicine with tables and charm.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
34 folios

1783. 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

1784. 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

1785. 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

1786. 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

1787. 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

1788. 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

1789. 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

1790. 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

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