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EAP450/3
- Record Id:
- 032-002750636
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002750636
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022833192.0x000220
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP450/3
- Title:
- Gnei Fathin Preena Basiron Abbas collection of Malay manuscripts and books [late 19th century-early 20th century]
- Scope & Content:
- Description: This collection includes nine manuscripts and books, all written in the Arabic (jawi) script and according to the owner brought from Singapore by her grandfather. Some are tales of the prophets, and other Islamic stories. One of the manuscripts was digitised for this pilot project. Extent and format of original material: Nine books and manuscripts. Physical characteristics of original material: Several of the books are in very poor shape, with pages falling out and/or missing. Some have been partially reconstructed using additional paper or tape.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Manuscripts of the Sri Lankan Malays
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002750636", "parent" : "#", "text" : "EAP450/3: Gnei Fathin Preena Basiron Abbas collection of Malay manuscripts and books [late 19th century-early 20th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002750637", "parent" : "032-002750636", "text" : "EAP450/3/1: Primer for beginning readers [late 19th century-early 20th century]" }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002750636
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- EAP450/3/1 : Primer for beginning readers [late 19th century-early 20th century]
Click here to View / search full list of parts of EAP450/3 - Hierarchy:
- 032-002750636
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP450/3
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- electronic folder containing 45 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP450-3
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
Malay - Scripts:
- Arabic
Gundul - Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- Late 19th century-Early 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
- The digital images in this collection were created as part of the EAP450 Manuscripts of the Sri Lankan Malays project. The original material is owned by Gnei Fathin Preena Basiron Abbas. All materials were brought from Singapore by the owner's grandfather. This book was used by the owner’s mother to teach her children to read gundul. They were asked to read one page a night and give their lesson to the mother. Once they mastered the language through this book, they were given the longer hikayats to read.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Received from Dr Ronit Ricci.16 April 2012 (Accession Record EAP450/1)
- Arrangement:
- This project has been divided into four collections.
- Administrative Context:
- EAP450 was funded by the Endangered Archives Programme. It created digital copies of records held in four private collections in Sri Lanka.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material remains with the owner Gnei Fathin Preena Basiron Abbas
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)