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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00040

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518655

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Medical treatise

Begin Year Date:

1800

End Year Date:

1900

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.8 x 59.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.8 x 59.5 cm

Text block dimension:

3.8 x 54.5 cm

Number of pages:

28 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Description of manuscript content:

The text describes traditional medicine and what diseases can be cured by using what specific parts of a plant or a tree. The left margins of each leaf contain the texts that describe the kinds of diseases. Every part of a plant or tree, for instance, the root, bark, leaf, flower, fruit, seed, and so forth can be used for medicines. This kind of medical treatise is mostly used by practitioners of traditional medicine who also use magical spells while curing their patient with their medicines.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ຕໍາລາຢາພື້ນເມືອງ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Tamlā Yā Phün Müang

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Treatise on traditional medicine

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao