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Or 16114
- Record Id:
- 032-002879430
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002879430
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023804193.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100189163836.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 16114
- Title:
- Manuscript covers
- Scope & Content:
- Two wooden covers for a palm leaf manuscript (bai lān) from the Lao or Northern Thai (Lanna) manuscript tradition, decorated with raised lacquer and gilded floral ornaments, inlaid with mirror glass.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002879430", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 16114: Manuscript covers" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002879430
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002879430
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
-
2 covers
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_16114 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Lao
- Scripts:
- Unspecified
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Material: Wood, with raised lacquer, gold leaf and mirror glass
Dimensions: 550 mm x 60 mm.
- Custodial History:
- Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Bequest from Doris Duke's Charitable Foundation, 2003.
- Publications:
- San San May and Jana Igunma. Buddhism illuminated: Manuscript art from Southeast Asia (London: British Library, 2018) p. 24
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)