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Or 12524
- Record Id:
- 032-001608337
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001608337
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x000145
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100189194158.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 12524
- Title:
- Paññāsajātaka = ปัญญาสชาดก
- Scope & Content:
-
Royal edition of Pannasa Jatakas (ปัญญาสชาดก)
Illustrations: Gilt front and back leaves for every bundle, and gilt edges throughout. Each leaf following a front leaf has two oval illustrations; one on the left showing a vihara, one on the right showing the royal seal of King Mongkut (Rama IV) depicting a crown between two parasols
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Central Thai Manuscripts Digitization
Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-001608337", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 12524: Paññāsajātaka = ปัญญาสชาดก" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001608337
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001608337
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 308 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100189194158.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Pali
Thai - Scripts:
- Khmer
- Start Date:
- 1851
- End Date:
- 1868
- Date Range:
- 1851-1868
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Palm leaf (bai lan) with gilt edges, ten bundles
Dimensions: 582 mm x 52 mm
Script: 5 lines per side, 48 cm long. Thin Khom script, a variant of Khmer script used in Thailand, incised and blackened. Title on first folio of each bundle in black ink
- Custodial History:
- Jan. 1961, Presented byRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Source of Acquisition:
- British Museum, 1973.
- Publications:
- San San May and Jana Igunma: 'Buddhism illuminated: Manuscript art from Southeast Asia' (London: British Library 2018), p. 155.Igunma, Jana and San San May (eds.): 'Buddhism. Origins, traditions and contemporary life.' London: British Library, 2019, p.52.
- Exhibitions:
- Buddhism, British Library, 25 Oct 2019 - 23 Feb 2020
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)