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Or 13157
- Record Id:
- 032-002890762
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002890762
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023896701.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 13157
- Title:
-
Kammavāca ກັມມະວາຈາ
- Scope & Content:
-
Kammavaca manuscript. Dated to 1918 AD.
From Laos or Northern Thailand (Lanna).
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002890762", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 13157: Kammavāca ກັມມະວາຈາ" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002890762
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002890762
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 8 leaves
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Lao
Pali - Scripts:
- Tai Tham (Lanna)
- Start Date:
- 1918
- End Date:
- 1918
- Date Range:
- 1918
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Palm leaf manuscript (bai lān)
Dimensions: 580 mm x 55 mm
Script: 5 lines per leaf, 520 mm long. Lao Tham script
Binding: Fine red and black lacquered binding boards made from wood with incised floral decorations.
- Custodial History:
- December 1968, Boughtfrom H.lt. G.E. Hagan
- Source of Acquisition:
- British Museum, 1973.
- Exhibitions:
- Writing: Making Your Mark, British Library, 26 April 2019 - 27 August 2019
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)