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Reference (shelfmark):: Or 11757
Title:: Yongle dadian 永樂大典, chapters 6850-6851
Scope & Content:: Chapters 6850 and 6851 of the Chinese encyclopaedia “Yongle dadian”, unique, and notable for preserving texts not extant elsewhere.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1562-1572
Extent:: 44 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 11758
Title:: Yongle dadian 永樂大典, chapters 7389-7390
Scope & Content:: Chapters 7389 and 7390 of the Chinese encyclopaedia “Yongle dadian”, unique, and notable for preserving texts not extant elsewhere.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1562-1572
Extent:: 47 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 11759
Title:: Yongle dadian 永樂大典, chapters 8089-8090
Scope & Content:: Chapters 8089 and 8090 of the Chinese encyclopaedia “Yongle dadian”, unique, and notable for preserving texts not extant elsewhere.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1562-1572
Extent:: 32 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 11760
Title:: Yongle dadian 永樂大典, chapters 20181-20182
Scope & Content:: Chapters 20181 and 20182 of the Chinese encyclopaedia “Yongle dadian”, unique, and notable for preserving texts not extant elsewhere.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1562-1572
Extent:: 71 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 12019
Title:: Yongle dadian 永樂大典, chapters 8022-8024
Scope & Content:: Chapters 8022, 8023 and 8024 of the Chinese encyclopaedia “Yongle dadian”, unique, and notable for preserving texts not extant elsewhere.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1562-1572
Extent:: 53 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 12020
Title:: Yongle dadian 永樂大典, chapters 13340-13341
Scope & Content:: Chapters 13340 and 13341 of the Chinese encyclopaedia “Yongle dadian”, unique, and notable for preserving texts not extant elsewhere.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1562-1572
Extent:: 31 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 12021
Title:: Yongle dadian 永樂大典, chapters 19740-19741
Scope & Content:: Chapters 19740 and 19741 of the Chinese encyclopaedia “Yongle dadian”, unique, and notable for preserving texts not extant elsewhere.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1562-1572
Extent:: 36 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 12221
Title:: [八卦圖]
Scope & Content:: A chart of the "ba gua" or astrological symbols with explanations. '瀛島吳孟蘭地理', written on the textile. It reports the place (Taiwan), the main person (Wo Menglan), and the person's job (fortune teller).
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1850?
Extent:: 1 textile

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 12243 A
Title:: 戒俗吏矯飾論 Jie su li jiao shi lun [Examination essay].
Scope & Content:: An examination essay by Chen Mingqiu 陳鳴秋, checked by Liao Shouheng 廖壽恒. Concertina with 9 folios. The first folio contains a red seal and two yellow strips attached to the paper. A separate sheet (foliated as 4*) contains the name of the candidate.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1889?
Extent:: 1 volume (9 folios) and one separate sheet.

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 12243 B
Title:: 十事對九賦 Shi shi dui jiu fu ["Fu" poem written for an examination].
Scope & Content:: An examination essay with poem composition by Du Zuohang 杜作航, checked by Liao Shouheng 廖壽恆. Concertina with 5 folios. The first folio contains a red seal and two yellow strips attached to the paper. A separate sheet (foliated at 4*) contains the name of the candidate.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1889?
Extent:: 1 volume (5 folios) and one separate sheet.

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