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91. Or 8146

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 8146
Title:
茶總
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the accounts of the vendor 三益號 (San yi hao) and records transactions of tea between them and other vendors. There is a stamp on the second folio which provides the address of the vendor and promotes their honesty, integrity and high quality products. It reads: "本號在上洋大東...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1644
Extent:
1 volume (94 folios)

92. Or 8153

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 8153
Title:
[兵器譜] [Bing qi pu] [Catalogue of weapons]
Scope & Content:
Descriptions and illustrations of Chinese military weapons.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
before 1916
Extent:
1 volume (13 folios)

93. Or 8209

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 8209
Title:
Oudeli ke jia hua ci dian. 歐德理客家話詞典. [Eitel's Hakka Dictionary].
Scope & Content:
Dictionary of Hakka compiled by Dr Ernst Johann Eitel, German-born protestant missionary in China and civil servant in Hong Kong (1838-1908).
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
1838-1908
Extent:
4 volumes (1475 folios).

94. Or 8644

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 8644
Title:
[德寳齋集拓印譜]. [De bao zhao ji ta yin pu]. [A collection of seal impressions].
Scope & Content:
Catalogue of seals, ordered by radical, with seal imprint in red and corresponding transliteration handwritten in black ink. Foliation follows the reading direction (right to left) and restarts with the second part: Part 1 (廉生藏印一卷): ff.1-88Part 2 (清卿藏印一卷): ff.1-45Part 3 (伯英太史藏印一卷): ff.46-91
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1889-1892
Extent:
1 volume containing 3 parts (91 folios)

95. Or 8855

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 8855
Title:
Jin gang jing, Xin jing. 金剛經一卷, 心經一卷 Diamond Sutra and Heart Sutra with Buddhist mantras and illustrations of Buddhist saints on leaves of ficus religiosa.
Scope & Content:
China: Buddhist sutras and illustrations on leaves of ficus religiosa (or Bodhi tree). Buddhists: Sacred Books: written in Chinese. Diamond Sutra and Heart Sutra. Inscription on the cover: ‘Wu Liang Shou Fo' (Buddha of Immeasurable Long Life).
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (65 folios)

96. Or 9430

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 9430
Title:
皇朝禮器圖式 Huang chao li qi tu shi [Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphenalia of the Qing dynasty].
Scope & Content:
皇朝禮器圖式 Huang chao li qi tu shi [Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphenalia of the Qing dynasty]. Illustrated manuscript album depicting ceremonial official costumes, furniture and objects of the imperial court under the Manchu dynasty, with descriptions. The British Library's item i...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1736-95
Extent:
1 volume (38 folios).

97. Or 11175

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 11175
Title:
甘肅地理攷. Gansu di li kao. [A study of the geography of Gansu Province].
Scope & Content:
A study of the geography of Gansu province by Song Zhizhang 宋之章.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
19th c.
Extent:

1 volume (11 folios).

98. Or 11357

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 11357
Title:
升馨承敬（卷五) Sheng qin cheng jin (juan wu) [Volume V of the elegant compositions of the Emperor Jiaqing]
Scope & Content:
Volume five of the ‘Elegant compositions’ of Emperor Jiaqing (r. 1796-1820). With the emperor personal seals on each verso.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1817-1820
Extent:
1 volume (23 folios)

99. Or 11358

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 11358
Title:
精禋展袼（上冊）Jing xi zhan ge (shang ce) [Volume 1 of the poems of the Emperor Jiaqing]
Scope & Content:
First part of a poetry work by Emperor Jiaqing (r. 1796-1820). Copied by Zhao Binchong, 1807.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1807
Extent:
1 volume (26 folios)

100. Or 11359

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 11359
Title:
聖駕再旨盛京祇褐 Sheng jia zai zhi sheng jing di he
Scope & Content:
Tribute to Emperor Jiaqing for the ceremonial completion of His Highness' mausoleum. Written by Cheng, Shixuan (成世瑄), one of the eunuch ministers.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1818
Extent:

1 volume (17 folios).