Phrai Malai manuscript Phrai Malai manuscript MSS 16405

Phrai Malai manuscript MSS 16405


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Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
URL: https://small.library.virginia.edu/

Tanner Greene

Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Identification
MSS 16405
Title
Phrai Malai manuscript circa 1890s
URL:
https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/705
Quantity
0.4 Cubic Feet, 1 flat box, Unboxed folding manuscript book.
Language
Materials are in Thai.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

MSS 16405, Phrai Malai manuscript, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Provenance

Accession 2018-0035 Purchased 24 February 2018; Associates Endowment Fund, 2017/2018.

Historical Note

The creator of this manuscript is unknown, though very likely a person living in Thailand in the late 19th century.

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.

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