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Or 14955
- Record Id:
- 032-002403160
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002403160
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000094.0x00012b
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 14955
- Title:
-
'Phra Malai' พระมาลัย
- Scope & Content:
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Fols. 2-6: Extracts from the Tipitaka.
Fols. 7-69: Phra Malai.
Colophon on folio 1: ๏พระมาไลเล่มนี้ของข้าพเจ้า นายหว่างสามี แม่เล็กภรรยา มีความสัทธา ได้สร้างขึ้นไว้เมื่อพระพุทสาศสนาลว่งได้๒๔๕๓ นิพพาฬโหฅุ๚๛
Illustrations: Paintings on six folios in mixed Thai-Western style showing scenes from the legend of Phra Malai, a Buddhist monk who travelled to heaven and hell. Two illustrations on folio 7 show real and fake monks preparing for a Phra Malai recitation while men and children in front of them are playing board games. In the center of the illustrations are gilt manuscript boxes.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002403160", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 14955: 'Phra Malai' พระมาลัย" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002403160
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002403160
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 69 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Pali
Thai - Scripts:
- Khmer
Thai - Start Date:
- 1910
- End Date:
- 1910
- Date Range:
- 1910
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Paper folding book (samut khoi)
Dimensions: 688 mm x 145 mm
Script: 5 lines per page. Pali text (extracts from the Tipitaka) and Thai text (Phra Malai) written in thin Khom script, a variant of Khmer script used in Thailand. Colophon in Thai script dated to 1910 A.D. in black ink
Binding: Black lacquered front cover with title written in gilt ink
- Source of Acquisition:
- Bought from Books of Asia, London, December 1994.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)