External cover title and title of the first text: 道范科一本 [daofan ke yiben]. Basic book for the novice to learn. He may really start studying in real life if he wants to become a ritual expert. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 57 folios....
This manuscript has no internal cover title for the first text. The given title is for the title on the outer cover. External cover title: 南靈一本科 [nanling yibenke.] Instructions to lead the Keau Hu Man to bring the particular dead – by names - from the Purgatory to the ceremony/house. Custodia...
External cover title and title of the first text: 迓王科一本 [yawang ke yiben]. Instructions to organize the food for the dead in the Purgatory. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 30 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 光緒十五年巳丑歲七月中旬終筆.
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 化依沐浴科 [Huayi muyu ke]. Instructions for bathing the deceased and making the paper clothes for them. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original m...
External cover title and title of the first text: 一本伸斗科 [yiben shendou ke]. First ceremony for the ‘old people’ (in their forties). Basic ceremony to introduce them to Tao Man the Deities of the Elders. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of...
This manuscript has no internal cover title for the first text. The given title is for the title on the outer cover. External cover title: 救患秘語. [jiuhuan miyu]. A book for baby naming ceremony which includes the ceremonies to ‘fix the flowers’ thus to reinforce the health and strengthen the ba...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 大小斎醮咒亡秘 [Daxiao zhaijiao zhouwang mi]. Magic to make the altars into gold-silver-cash, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food. Custodial history: Priv...
Title of the first text: 一本清醮秘語 [yiben qingjiao miyu]. External cover title: 清醮秘語 老君天機 [qingjiao miyu laojun tianji]. Magic to make the altars into gold-silver-cash, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food.. Miscellaneous instructions about the exorcistic healing rituals, v...
Title of the first text: 貢延洪恩大秘語存冊 [gongyan hong'en da miyu cunce]. External cover title: 洪恩秘語 [hong'en miyu]. Compilation of two texts: Gong yan and Hong en. Gong yan:Magic to build the altars in this side and the Otherworld for the Tjeang Daeh. The altars are transformed into wealth, fruitfu...
External cover title and title of the first text: 清燈葷延科一本 [qingdeng hunyan ke yiben]. Librettos for use in the rituals for summoning the gods. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 66 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 太歲？戌申年七月十八日完筆.
