Project / Collection: EAP691: Buddhist Archive of Luang Prabang / Language: Tai languages / Level: [36] Series - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Project / Collection EAP691: Buddhist Archive of Luang Prabang Language Tai languages Level [36] Series

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP691/2/2
Title:: Mulberries paper manuscripts
Scope & Content:: The four leporelleo-style mulberry paper manuscripts contain secular texts dealng with astrology and magic formulas. Texts of these genres are preferrably written on mulberry paper, not palm-leaf.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Lao, Pali, and Tai languages
Date Range:: 17th century-20th century
Extent:: 188 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP691/3/5
Title:: Paper manuscripts housed at the Kuti abode of Pha Khamchan Virachitto
Scope & Content:: The collection of paper manuscripts (mostly mullberry or sa paper, in a few cases also modern industrial paper) is with 72 volumes quite large. Most of these volumes are made leporello style, are either made of greyish paper and are written in black ink or are made of blackened paper and then wri...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Burmese, Khun, Lao, Pali, Tai languages, and Thai
Date Range:: 17th century-20th century
Extent:: 2643 Tiff images

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