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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/1/6
Title:: 喪家秘語
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 喪家秘語 [sang jia miyu]. External cover title: 送終度亡三應老水圖 [songzong duwang san ying lao shui tu]. Instructions about details in the retreat for the deceased and the ceremony in the funeral. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 94 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/1/7
Title:: 洪恩金語一冊
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 洪恩金語一冊 [hongenjinyuyice]. External cover title: 一本洪恩秘語 [yiben hong'en miyu]. Magic to cleanse the land and recreate a new world after the flood; the flood-myth is recreated in order to cleanse and renew the universe. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1912
Extent:: 91 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/2
Title:: Anonymous Collector 2
Scope & Content:: This collection contains 6 manuscripts. The catalogue references of the individual manuscripts range from: EAP791/1/2/1 to EAP791/1/2/6. Custodial history: The original manuscripts are part of a private collection owned by an anonymous collector in Northern Laos.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1790-1906
Extent:: 450 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/2/1
Title:: 清醮秘語一本
Scope & Content:: This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 清醮秘語一本 [Qingjiao miyu yiben]. Magic to transform the altars into ritual payments of gold-silver-cash, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food. These pay...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1866
Extent:: 95 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/2/2
Title:: 延生救苦宿啟
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 延生救苦宿啟 [yansheng jiuku suqi]. External cover title: 延生救苦宿啟科 [yansheng jiuku suqi ke]. Ceremony with a standard structure as a Taoist retreat, including three audiences in a day, ensuring the longevity of the host. Ceremony to ensure the salvation of the newly deceased....
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 86 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/2/3
Title:: 伸斗告良科
Scope & Content:: This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 伸斗告良科 [Shendou gaoliang ke]. First ceremony for the ‘old people' (in their forties). Basic ceremony to introduce them to the Deities of the Elders (Lanten: Tao Man). Custo...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1855
Extent:: 52 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/2/4
Title:: 斎會設醮科
Scope & Content:: This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 斎會設醮科 [Zhaihui shuojiao ke]. Ceremony to make offerings for the gods, for the sake of the deceased. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original m...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1790
Extent:: 52 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/2/5
Title:: 戒度科終天師法簽三法大道師
Scope & Content:: External cover title and title of the first text: 戒度科終天師法簽三法大道師 [jieduke zhong tianshi faqian san fa dadao shi]. Initial ordination ceremony for the young disciple. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 57 folios. Chinese era name (regna...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1859
Extent:: 48 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/2/6
Title:: 救苦延生演朝科一冊
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 救苦延生演朝科一冊 [jiuku yansheng yanchao ke yice]. External cover title: 演朝科 [yanchao ke]. Ceremony to hold three audiences to the gods in one day. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 52 folios. Chinese era name (regn...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1906
Extent:: 117 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/3
Title:: Anonymous Collector 3
Scope & Content:: This collection contains 3 manuscripts. The catalogue references of the individual manuscripts range from: EAP791/1/3/1 to EAP791/1/3/3. Custodial history: The original manuscripts are part of a private collection owned by an anonymous collector in Northern Laos.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1786-1911
Extent:: 177 TIFF images

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