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Or 16895
- Record Id:
- 032-002479990
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002479990
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000039399.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 16895
- Title:
- Various Buddhist texts
- Scope & Content:
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A: 'Maha Vessantara', dated '1253' = 1891 AD.
B: Vessantara Jataka.
C: 'Setthi phuk 4', fragments (cha-cha, chu-su, seu).
D: 'Mahawipak phuk thuan 15', dated '1172' = 1810 AD.
E: 'Dakkhinavibhaggasutra', dated '1238' = 1876 AD.
F: 'Dhammapada mat 2, phuk thuan 104 (=14)', dated '1186' = 1824 AD.
G: 'Temiya'.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002479990", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 16895: Various Buddhist texts" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002479990
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002479990
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 7 bundles (A-G)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Thai
- Scripts:
- Tai Tham (Lanna)
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: palm leaf manuscript (bai lan).
Dimensions: A: 570 mm x 45 mm. B: 470 mm x 42 mm. C: 542 mm x 45 mm. D: 547 mm x 43 mm. E: 512 mm x 45 mm. F: 548 mm x 45 mm. G: 545 mm x 50 mm.
Script: A: 5 lines per leaf, Northern Thai Tham script. B: 4 lines per leaf, Northern Thai Tham script. C-G: 5 lines per leaf, Northern Thai Tham script.
Binding: Bundles wrapped in indigo cotton cloth, with attached embroidered cotton panel with pink, purple, white, black, and gold colors. Cloth is sewn like sarong.
- Publications:
- San San May and Jana Igunma. Buddhism illuminated: Manuscript art from Southeast Asia (London: British Library, 2018) p. 25
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)