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1. Add MS 10592

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Add MS 10592
Title:
Vignettes representing manifestations of Buddhist Saints. [Pu ti ye cai hui fo xiang ji]. [菩提葉彩繪佛像集]. Concertina volume with illustrations on leaves of the ficus religiosa, containing vignettes of manifestations of Buddhist saints (or Luohans) and descriptions of the illustrations on the left side of each picture.
Scope & Content:
China: Colored drawings executed in China, on leaves of ficus religiosa, or Bodhi tree. Buddhists: manifestations of Buddhist saints: written in Chinese.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
before 1911
Extent:
1 volume (22 folios)

2. Add MS 11707

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Add MS 11707
Title:
Notitia Linguae Sinicæ 漢語札記 汉语札记 Han yu zha ji
Scope & Content:
P. Premare: Notitia linguæ Sinicæ In Latin with Chinese characters interspersed and with the seal ‘meng ni’
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (320 folios)

3. Add MS 11708

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Add MS 11708
Title:
Transcript of Notitia Linguae Sinicæ (Add. 11707) 漢語札記 汉语札记 Han yu zha ji
Scope & Content:
Notitia linguae Sinicae, a Chinese grammar Copy of the item Add. 11707 Stanislaus Julien: Transcript of Premare's "Notitia Linguæ Sinicæ", containing only the introduction and the second part.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 volume (489 folios)

4. Add MS 11746

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Add MS 11746
Title:
Bo re bo luo mi duo xin jing, Jin gang bo re bo luo mi jing. 般若波羅蜜多心經一卷, 金剛般若波羅蜜經一卷. Heart Sutra and Diamond Sutra with illustrations on leaves of ficus religiosa.
Scope & Content:
China: Buddhist sutras and illustrations on leaves of ficus religiosa (or Bodhi tree). Buddhists: Sacred Books: written in Chinese. Diamond Sutra and Heart Sutra. Inscription on the cover: ‘Wu Liang Shou Fo' (Buddha of Immeasurable Long Life).
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (60 folios)

5. Add MS 16282

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Add MS 16282
Title:
Huang ming jing ji lu. 皇明經濟錄四卷. [Records of the political institutions of the Ming dynasty].
Scope & Content:
Huang ming jing ji lu. 皇明經濟錄四卷. Records of the political institutions of the Ming dynasty in a series of Official Papers, from the 14th to the 16th century, arranged according to subjects. Each paper bears the name of its author. In four parts.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
14th century-15th century
Extent:
1 item (457 folios)

6. Add MS 16284

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Add MS 16284
Title:
Chen wen gong gong feng su tiao yue. Jiangsu qian cao jie lve. 陳文恭公風俗條約一卷. 江蘇錢漕節略一卷.
Scope & Content:
The management of affairs of the Jiangsu Province; compiled by a Deputy-Governor in 1759. Këang-Soo tsëen tseih leo, a short essay on the finances of Këang-Soo. Small Quarto.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1759
Extent:
1 item (20 folios).

7. Add MS 16314

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Add MS 16314
Title:
借樹山房詩草 Jieshu shan fang shi cao [Draft of poems from the house on Mount Jieshu]
Scope & Content:
借樹山房詩草 Jieshu shan fang shi cao [Draft of poems from the house on Mount Jieshu]. A rough copy of poems from the house on Mount Jieshu. In black and red ink on paper, with red seals. Written by Doctor Yin Shan, composed between 1788 and 1807; in fourteen books. The 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 13th ar...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1788-1807
Extent:

1 volume (456 folios)

8. Or 3478

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Or 3478
Title:
Maps on European paper
Scope & Content:
Maps on European paper, some with cloth backing, various size. (1) Pictorial map of the country between the Irrawaddy and Salween rivers in the area east of Mandalay. Towns and administrative seats marked in Burmese. (2) Another pictorial map, in red, green and black, of the same region. (3)...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese, Chinese, and English
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 volume (9 sheets)

9. Or 4612

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Or 4612
Title:
Korean examination paper
Scope & Content:
Examination paper (sigwŏn 試卷) for the literary examination (mun'gwa 文科) of the traditional Korean state examinations (Kwagŏ 科擧). The righthand section of the paper bearing the identity of the candidate is still folded and sealed. The inscription Hamgyŏng-do 咸鏡道 indicates that the candidate was f...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and Korean
Date Range:
1800-1893
Extent:
1 scroll

10. Or 6554

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Or 6554
Title:
Ji gu yin pu. 集古印譜.
Scope & Content:
Impressions of ancient Chinese seals, with handwritten transcriptions of the corresponding characters. This item consists of four parts bound together, corresponding to juan (卷) 2, 3, 6 and 7 of the original work.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
before 1644
Extent:
1 volume (133 folios)