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EAP1123/4/18
- Record Id:
- 040-003708988
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003708970
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109354508.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1123/4/18
- Title:
- Wat Metārāng Medical Text
- Scope & Content:
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Accordian-style folding book (parabaik) medical text, divided into 5 'books' which likely mean that the sections have fallen apart into separate sections. Possibly more than one text; only further study will reveal the case. Includes text largely in Mon, with some pages in Thai and Khom (Thai-style Khmer) script. Contents include text, charts, lists, some illustrations, and blank pages with scribblings. Identification based on what collection guardians told me. Clearly written in stages by multiple hands in pencil. Photographs include what appear to be covers, but text on them does not allow identification of titles, scribes, etc.
Extent: 5 sections, each varying in length. Approximately 217 leaves, front and back.
Condition of original material: Varies widely: some pages legible, others badly eaten by worms or otherwise torn.
Custodial history: Handwriting is Thai Mon, Thai, Khmer, indicating local origin.
Additional date information: Late 19th century-Early 20th century, possibly some sections added to later.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Recalling a Translocal Past: Digitising Thai-Mon palm-leaf manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003708970
040-003708988 - Is part of:
- EAP1123/4 : Wat Metārāng Collection
EAP1123/4/18 : Wat Metārāng Medical Text - Hierarchy:
- 032-003708970[0018]/040-003708988
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1123/4
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 114 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1123-4-18 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Mon
- Scripts:
- Khmer
Myanmar (burmese)
Thai - Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1940
- Date Range:
- Late 19th century-Early 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Thailand
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
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- Arrangement:
- No ordering of pages, which are simply connected together in accordian book form
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located at Wat Metārāng temple [วัดเมตารางค์] in Pathumthānī Province [ปทุมธานี], Thailand.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)