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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00198

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627902

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Manorom Sattharam

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

White magic

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:

30.0 x 4.2 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

30.0 x 4.2 cm

Text block dimension:

24.3 x 3.7 cm

Number of pages:

32 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text contains many kinds of protective spells e.g. the spell of Itipiso, the spell for subduing the spirits, the spell of Hanuman (the monkey king from the Ramayana epic).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

[ຄາຖາ]

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

[Gāthā]

Item 1 - Title in English script:

[Spells]

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali