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Or 4736
- Record Id:
- 032-001608330
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001608330
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x00013e
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100189205469.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 4736
- Title:
- Alphabets and inscriptions
- Scope & Content:
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Khmer and Lao alphabets.
Facsimiles of Sanskrit, Thai, Lao and Khmer inscriptions from Angkor and Korat made by Henri Mouhot, including the first five lines of the Ramkhamhaeng stone inscription.
Henri Mouhot's travel documents issued by Siamese authorities.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Central Thai Manuscripts Digitization
Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-001608330", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 4736: Alphabets and inscriptions" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001608330
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001608330
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 19 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100189205469.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Central Khmer
Lao
Sanskrit
Thai - Scripts:
- Khmer
Lao
Tai Tham (Lanna)
Thai - Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1861
- Date Range:
- 1860-1861
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: European paper
Dimensions: various sizes
Script: Thai, Tai Tham (Lanna), Lao and Khom script, a variant of Khmer script used in Thailand
Binding: Mounted in an album
- Custodial History:
- Given to the British Museum in 1894 by A. Mouhot.
- Source of Acquisition:
- British Museum, 1973.
- Publications:
-
Alexandre Henri Mouhot, 'Travels in the central parts of Indo-China, Cambodia, and Laos, during the years 1858, 1859, and 1860', Memoir of H. Mouhot (London, 1864)
Henry Ginsburg, 'Thai Art and Culture. Historic Manuscripts from Western collections' (London: British Library, 2000) pp. 44-45
Jana Igunma, Henri Mouhot’s (almost forgotten) epigraphic notes (15/11/2013) https://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/2013/11/henri-mouhots-almost-forgotten-epigraphic-notes.html
- Exhibitions:
- Thai Manuscripts, Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok, 31 October 1996 - 29 November 1996
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)