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Or 11827
- Record Id:
- 032-001608335
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001608335
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x000143
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100189206225.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 11827
- Title:
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Royal chronicle of Ayutthaya พระราชนิพลพงศาวดาร กรุงสยาม
- Scope & Content:
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Annals of the Thai kingdom of Ayutthaya up to 1784 A.D.
"This copy of the historical text, in black in on blue European paper, was made from a set of 30 Thai folding books which were subesequently lost. It preserves one of the oldest surviving versions of Thai history, which is more complete than any of the versions produced in the reign of Rama I." (Ginsburg 2000, p. 41)
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Central Thai Manuscripts Digitization
Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections - Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001608335
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001608335
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 611 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_11827 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Thai
- Scripts:
- Thai
- Start Date:
- 1847
- End Date:
- 1847
- Date Range:
- 1847
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Light blue European paper
Dimensions: 135 mm x 210 mm
Script: 15 lines per side, 10 cm long. Thai script
Binding: Hardcover with cloth
- Custodial History:
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Given to the British Museum by J. Hurst Hayes on 31st May 1948. Note "In 1847 the manuscript belonged to James Hayes [of the English Factory] in Bangkok. It was presented to the Museum by his descendant, J. Hurst Hayes, in 1948."
James Hayes worked for the English Factory in Bangkok.
- Source of Acquisition:
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British Museum, 1973.
- Publications:
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Henry Ginsburg, 'Thai Art and Culture. Historic Manuscripts from Western collections' (London: British Library, 2000) pp. 41
San San May and Jana Igunma. Buddhism illuminated: Manuscript art from Southeast Asia (London: British Library, 2018) p. 13
- Exhibitions:
- Thai Manuscripts, Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok, 31 October 1996 - 29 November 1996
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)