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Or 13912
- Record Id:
- 032-001608342
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001608342
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x00014a
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100189194906.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 13912
- Title:
- 'Phra Malai' พระมาลัย
- Scope & Content:
-
Legend of a famous Buddhist monk known as Phra Malai who visited heaven and hell. The illustrations represent celestial beings (devata), and the tortures of the damned in hell
Illustrations: Five paired illustrations
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Central Thai Manuscripts Digitization
Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-001608342", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 13912: 'Phra Malai' พระมาลัย" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001608342
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001608342
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 74 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100189194906.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Pali
Thai - Scripts:
- Khmer
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Materials: Paper folding book (samut khoi)
Dimensions: 677 mm x 125 mm
Script: 5 lines per side, 61 cm long. Thin Khom script, a variant of Khmer script used in Thailand
Binding: Black lacquered covers, front cover also gilt
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from Christie's, 17 July 1979.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)