Burmese manuscript
Content Description
48 panels with text or illustrations on both sides. Written in either Tai Khuen or Tai Lue, two very similar scripts. The speakers of these languages are found in northern Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. This manuscript appears to have come from Myanmar, and contains protective mantras and yantra designs for candles.
Dates
- Creation: 1800s
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Extent
0.04 Cubic Feet (1 folder) : manuscript may be larger than legal size folder. Conservation is making enclosure
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was a purchase from Asia Bookroom by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on 9, April, 2019.
- Title
- Burmese manuscript
- Author
- Ellen Welch
- Date
- 2021-09-13
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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