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Or 15567
- Record Id:
- 032-002754853
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002754853
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022939866.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100181355616.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 15567
- Title:
- Cat treatise ตำราแมว with texts on fortune telling and pressure massage
- Scope & Content:
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A collection of texts related to fortune telling, divination and pressure massage. Descriptions of good and bad cats.
Dated to 1824 A.D. (1186 Chulasakkarat Era) in colophon on fol. 54.
Illustrations:
Fol. 1: A male mythical figure carrying a woman or apsara
Fols. 2-6: Cats
Fols. 16-18: Human figures with pressure massage points
Fol. 20: Human figure with pressure massage points
Fol. 21: Horse head yantra
Fol. 22: Yantra of two lions sharing one human head, with Khmer incantations
Fols. 23-24: Human figures with pressure massage points
Fols. 25-36: Mythical figures representing the months of the year
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002754853", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 15567: Cat treatise ตำราแมว with texts on fortune telling and pressure massage" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002754853
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002754853
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 54 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100181355616.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Thai
- Scripts:
- Thai
- Start Date:
- 1824
- End Date:
- 1824
- Date Range:
- 1824
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Materials: Paper folding book (samut khoi)
Dimensions: 368 mm x 120 mm
Script: 4 lines per page. Thai script in black ink
Binding: Black lacquered covers
- Source of Acquisition:
- Bought from Robert Stolper, September 1999.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)