Language: Chinese / Subject: Magic - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/29/14
Title:: 清醮秘語一冊
Scope & Content:: External cover title and title of the first text: 清醮秘語一冊 [qingjiao miyu yice]. Magic to make the altars into gold-silver-cash, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 69 folios. Ch...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 71 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/29/15
Title:: 一本亡秘語天機
Scope & Content:: External cover title and title of the first text: 一本亡秘語天機 [yiben wang miyu tianji]. Magic to be used in the primary death rituals to send the dead to the Purgatory. Includes some money for the dead so they do not make problems for the living. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1936
Extent:: 24 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/29/16
Title:: 斎醮良綠秘
Scope & Content:: External cover title and title of the first text: 斎醮良綠秘 [zhaijiao lianglv mi]. Magic to make the altars for the Nyok Kaeng Maeng Yang ceremony. Altars become gold-silver-cash, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food. This magic recreates the whole World after the Flood. Alta...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1845
Extent:: 89 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/29/17
Title:: 壹冊按龍秘語
Scope & Content:: This manuscript has no internal cover title for the first text. The given title is for the title on the outer cover. External cover title: 壹冊按龍秘語 [yice anlong miyu.] Magic to send the dragons to fix the graves in the cemetery and to protect the graves. Custodial history: Private collection. ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 47 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/29/19
Title:: 一論諸黃泉秘語
Scope & Content:: This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 一論諸黃泉秘語 [Yi lun zhu huangquan miyu]. Magic to organize a healing ceremony for the old people, who after many years start to get sick, tired, sleepy, etc. Aimed at tao man t...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 23 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/29/23
Title:: 按龍伸斗解冤
Scope & Content:: This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 按龍伸斗解冤 [Anlong shendou jieyuan]. Compilation of three texts: An long, Shen dou and Jie yuan. An long: Ceremony to fix and improve the cemetery for the ancestors; Shen dou: ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 48 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/29/24
Title:: 一宗書科修？醮共初真科聖？按龍科一本集
Scope & Content:: This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 一宗書科修？醮共初真科聖？按龍科一本集 [Yizong shuke xiu jiao gong chuzhen ke sheng? anlongke yiben ji]. Opening ceremony of the small altar for the disciple. Inform the spirits and invite th...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1843
Extent:: 34 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/29/28
Title:: 禁盆秘語
Scope & Content:: External cover title and title of the first text: 禁盆秘語 [jinpen miyu]. Magic to rescue the soul sent by hostile sorcerer to various areas (eg. Spirit-side, Deep Forest, Purgatory, River). Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 37 folios. Chi...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1835
Extent:: 39 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/30
Title:: Anonymous Collector 30
Scope & Content:: This collection contains 19 manuscripts. The catalogue references of the individual manuscripts range from: EAP791/1/30/1 to EAP791/1/30/19. 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:: 1812-1889
Extent:: 953 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP791/1/30/6
Title:: 救患秘語
Scope & Content:: This manuscript has no internal cover title for the first text. The given title is for the title on the outer cover. External cover title: 救患秘語. [jiuhuan miyu]. A book for baby naming ceremony which includes the ceremonies to ‘fix the flowers’ thus to reinforce the health and strengthen the ba...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 66 TIFF images

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