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EAP1221/3/1/11
- Record Id:
- 040-004548947
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004548935
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100188553545.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1221/3/1/11
- Title:
- དཔེ་ཆ
- Additional Titles:
-
dpe cha
A Pecha. A Tibetan book, made of sheets of paper, in imitation of the Indian palm-leaf manuscripts.
- Scope & Content:
- An untitled handwritten Tibetan text on old handmade paper. Handwritten in "headed " Tibetan dbu chen (Uchen) script. 26 x 10 cm opening to 26 x 20 cm.
Extent: One book consisting of 8 folios.Size and dimensions of original material: Each folio is 26cm x 20 cm x folding to 26 cm x 10 cm.
Condition of original material: Cover darkened and stained through usage and badly worn: the bottom right corner is missing. Wear and damage to paper edges throughout, but the text is fully legible. Page numbers added in roman numerals in red ink.
Arrangement: A collection of texts kept in a box within the prayer room of the owner. The precise country of origin is unknown. However it is almost certain that the original text was created in Tibet, though the specific material in question may have been copied locally in Spiti (India) at a later date.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Culturally-Tibetan Household Archives of Spiti
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004548935
036-004548936
040-004548947 - Is part of:
- EAP1221/3 : Sonam Palden Collection
EAP1221/3/1 : Wedding texts
EAP1221/3/1/11 : དཔེ་ཆ - Hierarchy:
- 032-004548935[0001]/036-004548936[0011]/040-004548947
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1221/3
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 18
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1221-3-1-11
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Tibetan
- Scripts:
- Tibetan
- Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- Late 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- CC BY-NC.
- Arrangement:
- A collection of texts kept in a box within the prayer room of the owner
- Information About Copies:
- Digital copies are also held by: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives Gangchen Kyishong Dharamsala 176215 HP, India Tel: +91 9218422467
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in The household of Sonam Palden, Spiti
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)