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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00144

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627848

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Manorom Sattharam

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Literature

Copyist:

Anonymous

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Lao Buhan (Old Lao)

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

59.2 x 4.8 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

59.2 x 4.8 cm

Text block dimension:

48.8 x 3.7 cm

Number of pages:

30 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The text was written in poem style. The words and phrases are elaborate and smooth. Some words and phrases are teachings which are useful for daily activities. These teachings are inherited from Lao ancestors.

Other notes:

The manuscript is not in completion. The beginning and last parts are missing. The title does not appear, but the text is about Lao literature. This manuscript was registered by the preservation of Lao Manuscripts Programme (PLMP) and bears no. 06.01.20.17.060.07.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ວັນນະຄະດີ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Vannagadī

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Literature

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao