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Or 14532
- Record Id:
- 032-002739493
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002739493
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022572587.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 14532
- Title:
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Divination manual [พรหมชาติ]
- Scope & Content:
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A manual used for divination and fortune telling, known in Thailand as Phrommachat (พรหมชาติ).
Illustrations: Illustrations in water colour, ink and gilt. Painting style of Mon manuscripts created in the late Ayutthaya era.
Fols. 2-13: animals of the zodiac with explanations
Fols. 14-30: illustrations regarding lucky and unlucky omens
Fols. 31-34 blank
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002739493", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 14532: Divination manual [พรหมชาติ]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002739493
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002739493
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 34 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_14532 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Old Mon
- Scripts:
- Burmese
- Start Date:
- 1750
- End Date:
- 1820
- Date Range:
- 1750-1820
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Paper folding book (samut khoi / parabaik)
Dimensions: 420 mm x 160 mm
Script: Mon script
Binding: Black lacquered covers
- Custodial History:
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Note in English on Fol. 1: ‘This manuscript was procured at Rangoon by Mr Stewart the medical officer attached to Mr Crawfurd’s Mission. It is said to be written in the Talien (or Pegu) language of which Mr Stewart could obtain an explanation. GS 14th March 1827’. It was presented to the Royal Society of Edinburgh by George Swinton in 1827. Crawfurd (Resident ofSingapore 1823-6) was sent on an envoy mission to Burma by Lord Amherst (Governor-General of India) in 1827 inorder to reach a trade agreement with King Bagyadaw at Ava. George Swinton was a Scottish civil servant who served as Chief Secretary to the Britishgovernment in India from 1827 to 1833.
- Source of Acquisition:
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Purchased from the Royal Society of Edinburgh;13 June 1989 for £1250.
- Exhibitions:
- Thai Manuscripts, Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok, 31 October 1996 - 29 November 1996
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)