Phrai Malai manuscript
Content Description
Folding manuscript of the Buddhist text of the Phrai Malai (circa 1890s; 0.4 cubic feet) written in Thai using the Khom script. Item also contains twenty colored images that depict events in the text. Phrai Malai was a popular subject for illustrated manuscripts in 19th-century Thailand, though the spread of printing technology overtook the practice by the start of the 20th century.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1890s
Language of Materials
Materials are in Thai.
Historical Note
The creator of this manuscript is unknown, though very likely a person living in Thailand in the late 19th century.
Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet (1 flat box) : Unboxed folding manuscript book.
Provenance
Accession 2018-0035 Purchased 24 February 2018; Associates Endowment Fund, 2017/2018.
Topical
- Title
- Phrai Malai manuscript
- Author
- Tanner Greene
- Date
- 19 March 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States