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Royal MS 16 B IV
- Record Id:
- 040-002107102
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002105724
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000338.0x0000f8
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Royal MS 16 B IV
- Title:
- Alphabetum Syamense
- Scope & Content:
-
Thai syllabary and numerals in a sloping hand, with romanized equivalents.
Thought to have been presented to King Charles II on 26 September 1684 by a Thai embassy on behalf of King Narai (Ramathibodi III) who reigned Ayutthaya from 1656 to 1688
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Royal Collection
Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002105724
036-002107098
040-002107102 - Is part of:
- Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X : Royal Manuscripts
Royal MS 16 B I-XXVIII : 16 B. I-XXVIIIThese MSS., &c., are from the collections of Thomas Hyde, D.D., and are chiefly Oriental.
Royal MS 16 B IV : Alphabetum Syamense - Hierarchy:
- 032-002105724[1291]/036-002107098[0004]/040-002107102
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 3 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Latin
Thai - Scripts:
- Latin
Thai - Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1699
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: European paper
Dimensions: 390 mm x 300 mm
Script: Thai and Latin, 16 lines per side, 270 mm long
Binding: The paper is folded and bound in a red leather cover, which has the size 210 mm x 300 mm
- Custodial History:
- 'Presented by the Siamese ambassador in London'. Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library.
- Former External References:
- Reg.16.B.IV
- Former Internal References:
- 40.B.g
- Source of Acquisition:
-
British Museum, 1973
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)