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Buddhist Manuscript Collection, approximately 1800-1950
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Buddhist Manuscript Collection
- Dates
- approximately 1800-1950 (inclusive)18001950
- Quantity
- 2 linear ft. (1 box)
- Collection Number
- XOE_SC0066
- Summary
- Miscellaneous manuscripts collected primarily as examples of Buddhist book formats. All are undated but probably date to the nineteenth or early twentieth century.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Special Collections
Wilson 6th Floor
516 High Street MS9103
Bellingham WA
98225-9123
Telephone: (360) 650-3193
Fax: (360) 650-3044
speccoll@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- Tibetan, Nepali, Burmese, Thai, Pali
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains miscellaneous manuscripts collected primarily as examples of Buddhist book formats. All are undated but probably date to the nineteenth or early twentieth century. Available are a palm leaf manuscript written in an unidentified South Asian script, bound in red and gold painted boards; one leaf from a Burmese kammavaca manuscript, written in Pali square script on a lacquered palm leaf or cloth; a parabaik from Myanmar (Burma) with folded sheets and red-stained edges and cover; a parabaik on thick black paper with text written in white, probably from Thailand; and two facsimiles of Tibetan or Nepalese loose-leaf books with wooden covers (pecha).
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Buddhist Manuscript Collection, Special Collections, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Acquired between 2018 and 2019.
Processing Note
About Harmful Language and ContentTo learn more about problematic content in our collections, collection description and teaching tools (including how to provide feedback or request dialogue on this topic), see our Statement About Potentially Harmful Language and Content.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Books -- Format.
- Buddhist literature.
- Manuscripts -- Collections.
Form or Genre Terms
- Records (Documents)