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1. EAP1150/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1150/1
Title:
Fragile Palm Leaves Foundation
Scope & Content:
A private library of Pali and vernacular Burmese palm-leaf manuscripts from Burma. Custodial history: The manuscripts were collected by Peter Skilling over the past several decades. Additional date information: Manuscripts included in the collection were created/copied between the 17th–20th ce...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese and Pali
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
70296 TIFF images

2. EAP1150/1/45

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1150/1/45
Title:
Mixed Bundle
Scope & Content:
Plain teak covers with gilding and vermilion band on edges. Gilded leaves with vermilion band. Extent: 1 Palm Leaf Manuscript. Additional date information: Copied c. 18–19th centuries Keywords: Buddhism, Literature, Commentaries, Jātaka, Remove, Languages and Grammar. This manuscript contain...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese and Pali
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
177 TIFF images

3. EAP1150/1/116

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1150/1/116
Title:
Mixed Bundle
Scope & Content:
One red lac. cover; one plain teak with gilding and vermilion band on edges. Gilded leaves with vermilion band. Bad pagination; some leaves damaged but the text is legible. Extent: 1 Palm Leaf Manuscript. Additional date information: Copied c. 18–19th centuries Keywords: Buddhism, Literature,...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese and Pali
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
233 TIFF images

4. EAP1150/1/117

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1150/1/117
Title:
Mixed Bundle
Scope & Content:
Plain teak covers with black lac. and vermilion band. Black and red lac. leaves. Decorated woven cotton ribbon. Printed silk(?) wrapper of intricate floral design in good condition. Extent: 1 Palm Leaf Manuscript. Additional date information: Copied c. 18–19th centuries Keywords: Buddhism, Li...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese and Pali
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
237 TIFF images

5. EAP1150/1/289

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1150/1/289
Title:
Mixed Bundle
Scope & Content:
One gilded cover only. Some leaves are plain and some with black and red lac. Fly title piece belongs to this ms. Texts from different mss. with some good and some poor leaves. Some damaged fragments found. Two beginning leaves (ka-kā) of Vijjadhuir kyamḥ found. Extent: 1 Palm Leaf Manuscript. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese and Pali
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
279 TIFF images