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Or 15620

Record Id:
032-003478874
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-003478874
MDARK:
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LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
TEI
Reference (shelfmark):
Or 15620
Title:
An iconometrical sketchbook
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
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032-003478874
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Hierarchy:
032-003478874
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not applicable
Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
20 pages
Digitised Content:
Languages:
Tibetan
Scripts:
Tibetan
Start Date:
1950
End Date:
1959
Date Range:
1950-1959
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
James Singer
blo bzang rgyal mtshan
TEI:

Or 15620

An iconometrical sketchbook

Contents

Language(s): Tibetan

26
Author: blo bzang rgyal mtshan

Personal sketchbook of the Tibetan artist rGyal mtshan Blo bzang (!) (name given as in acquisition record (1923-1983), former monk at the Blo gsal gling faculty of 'Bras spung monastery near Lhasa. Contains iconometric diagrams of various deities of the Buddhist pantheon.

Filiation:

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support: paper
Extent: 20 pages
Dimensions (leaf): 208 × 200 mm.

Condition

Good.

Layout

Columns:1

20 pages bound as booklet.

Decoration

18 illustrations with iconometric diagrams.

Binding

Thread binding. Cover: patterned cotton cloth.

History

Origin: 1950-1959

Provenance and Acquisition

From James Singer in 2000 (stamping date).

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