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Add MS 19351
- Record Id:
- 032-002095989
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002095989
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000041.0x00011e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 19351
- Title:
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Phrommachat พรหมชาติ
- Scope & Content:
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Fortune telling manual with drawings based on the Chinese zodiac, which relates each lunar month to the animals of the 12-year-cycle and their reputed attributes (earth, wood, fire, iron, water) as well as a male or female avatar (yin-yang), a plant and a number diagram. Fragment with some folios missing at the front and back.
The original text that is normally found in Phrommachat manuscripts is written in red ink in Thai language, with added explanations written in black ink in Burmese.
Illustrations: Illustrations in water colour and ink. Drawings based on the zodiac and related omens are in central Thai (late Ayutthaya era) manuscript painting style.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002095989", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 19351: Phrommachat พรหมชาติ" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002095989
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002095989
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
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20 folios (paginated 1-39)
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_19351 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Burmese
Thai - Scripts:
- Burmese
Thai - Start Date:
- 1760
- End Date:
- 1853
- Date Range:
- 1760-1853
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Paper folding book (samut khoi)
Dimensions: 340 mm x 140 mm
Script: Thai script in red ink, Burmese script in black ink
- Custodial History:
- Purch. of T. Whitell 2. Feb. 1853'
- Source of Acquisition:
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British Museum, 1973.
- Administrative Context:
- formerly Add. 19,351
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)