Kidung specimens. On f. 1r is a note: ‘Specimens of Javanese-Balinese kidung (traditional poems) copied in the Balinese script by Ida Bagus Rai Buda of Gria Gunong Sari, Peliatan, Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali, on 21 May 1981, at the request of Dr G.E. Marrison, British Library.’ Contains ...
An Armenian scroll containing prayers from the church fathers, magical formulae (talismans), extracts of healing stories from the Gospels, and invocations for protection against spells and sickness. Illuminations in the style of 17th-century Constantinople Gospel books: the Holy Trinity, Adam ...
Պատմութիւն Ռուբինեանց Ազգին Patmut'iwn Ṛubineants' azgin History of the Ṛubinean Dynasty by Vahram Ṛabuni
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An Armenian manuscript containing: The History of the Ṛubinean Dynasty by Vahram Ṛabuni, in 1,500 lines of verse. f.1r Title page f.1v Blank f.3r Short title followed by text f.49r Colophon f.49v Blank
A handwritten copy of a wooden pass issued by the Otona 乙名 of Moto-Furukawa-machi 本古川町 Nakano Jinzaemon 中野甚左衛門 allowing access to the island of Deshima for a servant. Probably issued for Engelbert Kaempfer’s servant Imamura Gen’emon 今村源右衛門 (1671-1736).
Written guarantee from Irako Yajirō 伊良子弥次郎 to the official in charge of the island of Deshima for the good conduct of Imamura Gen’emon 今村源右衛門 (1671-1736), servant of Engelbert Kaempfer. Bears annotations and partial transcription in Kaempfer’s hand. Annotation on reverse: "A treatise of the dut...
A description of the effects of a diapalma plaster, a European treatment favoured by Engelbert Kaempfer for the treatment of burns. Annotated on reverse: "Some obervations on lucky & unlucky days. Examined by Chetqua, 4 Jan 1771".
A practice sheet of Kanji with corrections and pronunications added. A later English annotation (possibly by Sir Hans Sloane) reads “A vocabulary”. Undated but acquired by Engelbert Kaempfer in Japan 1690-1692.
List of names of various officials of the Tokugawa Bakufu with annotations by Engelbert Kaempfer (1651-1716). Undated but acquired by Kaempfer in Japan 1690-1692. Annotated on reverse: "Not understood by Chetqua, 4 Jan 1771".
List of names of officials of the Tokugawa Bakufu with annotations by Engelbert Kaempfer (1651-1716). Undated but acquired by Kaempfer in Japan 1690-1692.