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Grenville LX
- Record Id:
- 032-001628409
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001628409
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x000202
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Grenville LX
- Title:
- ပါရာဇိက Pārājika
- Scope & Content:
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Pārājika. The first part of the Vinaya on monastic discipline, in 12 parts. With Mon interpretation. Numbered က-မဲး.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Burmese Collection
Grenville Manuscripts - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-001628409", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Grenville LX: ပါရာဇိက Pārājika" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001628409
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001628409
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume; 333 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Old Mon
Pali - Scripts:
- Mon
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Palm leaf, 333 ff., with gilded and red lacquered edges.
Dimensions: 510 mm x 55 mm.
Script: Pali (Mon script), 7 lines per side.
Binding: Bound between bevelled wooden binding boards, gilded on one side.
- Custodial History:
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"The Bible in the Burmese language, MS. written on leaves. 'This was presented to me by Dr. Baird; it was described to him by a relation of his, who brought it from Ava, to be the Holy Bible in Burmese characters.' Ms. note." John Thomas Payne and Henry Foss 'Bibliotheca Grenvilliana, or Bibliographical Notices of Rare and Curious Books, forming part of the Library of the Right Hon. Thomas Grenville' (London, 1842), vol. I, p. 78.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Grenville collection. Thomas Grenville (1755-1846) bequeathed his library to the British Museum on his death.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)