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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0106 00003
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/791747
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Private Collection of Somphone Lattanachindavong
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Subject matter:
Literature
Copyist:
Anonymous
Begin Year Date:
1900
End Year Date:
1999
Place of copying:
Pak Chaek Village
Script:
Tham Lue
Writing support:
Mulberry Paper
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
Yes
Manuscript cover dimension:
36.4 x 18.8 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
36.4 x 18.8 cm
Text block dimension:
31.7 x 16.8 cm
Number of pages:
48 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Damaged
Description of manuscript content:
The manuscript contains the text of Tai Lue songs. The content is about a love story. A boy is flirting with a girl. He describes the beauty of the girl whom he loves.
Other notes:
The manuscript is sewn with a red cotton cord at its top spine. The first front and back pages are severely damaged by insects.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
[ບົດຂັບລໍາ]
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
[Bot khap lam]
Item 1 - Title in English script:
[Tai Lue songs]
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Lue; Pali; Lao
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