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北京店鋪招幌叢繪 Beijing dian pu zhao huang cong hui [Catalogue of Beijing shop signs]
Scope & Content:
Catalogue of shop signs drawn by Zhou Peichun (周培春 active after 1860) with a studio stamp on each folio. This version of his studio stamp was used after 1912. The illustrations are painted on paper and mounted on silk. Based on the descriptions alongside each sign, this volume mainly focuses on ...
Letter from Queen Victoria to the King of Burmah, dated 1871; Letter from Gladstone to the King of Burmah, dated 1971; Royal order (King Mindon), Burmese 14 June 1872; Royal order (King Mindon), 21 February 1877; Gladstone's letter, dated 1871; & envelope
Notes and vocabularies in Malay, Thai, and Burmese
Scope & Content:
Notes and vocabularies in Malay, Thai, Burmese and other minor languages, compiled by John Leyden. ff.2r-v: Burmese character sets ff.3r-8v: Burmese-Thai vocabulary f.9r: Buddhist prayer. ff.10r-11v. English-Burmese vocabulary with some explanatory notes in romanised Malay. ff.12r-39r: Eng...