Extracts of the Pali canon (Tipitaka) and Story of Phra Malai
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Object Information
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- Object no.:
- Thi 1323
- Object name:
- Folded Book
- Title:
- Extracts of the Pali canon (Tipitaka) and Story of Phra Malai
- Artist and production place:
- Unknown
Thailand
- Object category:
- Manuscript
- Collection:
- Thai collection
- Production date:
- Late 19th century
- Dimensions:
- 145 mm x 690 mm x 85 mm (height x width x depth)
- Material:
- Paper (material) Gold Pigment (material) Ink (material) Lacquer
- Language:
- Pali (language) Thai (language)
- Script type:
- Khom (Khmer writing system)
- Description:
- Thai folding book (samut khoi) containing extracts from the Pali canon (Tipitaka) and Story of Phra Malai, the text illustrated with scenes from the Phra Malai story, with ink, colours and gold on paper, dating to the late 19th century. Side 1 is comprised of openings 1-47 while side 2 contains openings 48-95.
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