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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP690/52
Title:: The Alphady Mamadou TRAORE family 5 collection of arabic manuscripts
Scope & Content:: This collection deals with hadith and philology
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 18th century-20th century
Extent:: digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP691/1
Title:: Collection from Vat Pak Khan monastery
Scope & Content:: The manuscripts kept in this repository are exclusively inscribed on palm-leaf. The vast majority of manuscripts contain either canonical Buddhist texts or Buddhist chronicles, Jataka stories, and Anisong (blessing) texts. The rest falls under the category “unclassified”. All manuscripts are writ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Lao and Pali
Date Range:: 17th century-20th century
Extent:: 1084 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP691/2
Title:: Collection from Vat Suvanna Khili Monastery
Scope & Content:: The arrangement of manuscripts follows the (internal) inventory lists of the Buddhist Archives of Luang Prabang.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Lao, Pali, and Tai languages
Date Range:: 17th century-20th century
Extent:: 1872 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP691/3
Title:: Collection from Vat Saen Sukkharam Monastery
Scope & Content:: The whole collection consists of palm-leaf manuscripts (762) and paper manuscripts (87) kept at four different buildings/repositeries. The whole collection of manuscripts is under the responsibility of the monastery, along with the Lao Buddhist Fellowship Organization, Luang Prabang province. The...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Burmese, Khun, Lao, Pali, Tai languages, Thai, and Undetermined
Date Range:: 17th century-20th century
Extent:: 20218 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP691/4
Title:: Collection from Vat Xiang Muan monastery
Scope & Content:: The arrangement of manuscripts follows the (internal) inventory lists of the Buddhist Archives of Luang Prabang.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Lao and Pali
Date Range:: 17th century-20th century
Extent:: 638 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP692/1
Title:: Alagarkovil Kallagar Temple - Temple Art [17th Century]
Scope & Content:: In Alagar kovil the Kallagar temple mandapa (hall) built by stone is found on the South West side of the southern outer compound wall. It is called Vasantha Mandapa erected in the 17th century. This east faced Mandapa has a central Mandapa surrounded by a moat built of stone. During summer the m...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 17th Century
Extent:: 446 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP692/2
Title:: Madurai Meenakshi Sundareswara temple [16th Century]
Scope & Content:: The Golden Lily Tank, the sacred tank of the Meenakshi Sundareswara temple surrounded by the gallery walls on the four sides had a number of legendry and Puranic lore (Tiruvilayadal purana scenes of Lord Siva / the plays of Lord Siva). But unfortunately these historically valuable murals were va...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 16th Century
Extent:: 40 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP692/3
Title:: Narasingampatti - Chitrachavadi [17th Century]
Scope & Content:: A small Mandapa (Chavadi / Choultry) at Narasingampatti village near Madurai has the paintings of 17th century in its west and north inner walls. They depict the Ramayana episodes. It begins in the southern part of the west wall with the scene of people worshipping Vishnu. The figure of the god ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 17th Century
Extent:: 73 TIFF images

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