Item Summary

Illustrated funeral book, or book of merit, containing a collection of Buddhist texts in the Pali and Thai languages, including the legend of Phra Malai.

Descriptive Information

Title
Phra Mālai klō̜n sūat.
Call Number
L-000017
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/9306t302w
Publisher
[Thailand], [approximately 1850-1900]
Language
Thai
Date Created
1850-1900
Extent
1 volume (48 leaves) : paper, color illustrations ; 140 x 670 mm.
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Ms. codex.
Title devised by cataloger.
Layout: 5 lines.
Description: Accordion-fold manuscript written on khoi paper.
Decoration: Eight pairs of watercolor illustrations, a number extensively embellished with gilt, and one fully illustrated double-page panel depicting scenes in Hell, totalling seventeen illustrations.
Binding Note
Paper covers edges lacquered in dark brown.

Discovery Information

Subject
Māleyya
Buddhist legends—Thailand
Buddhist literature, Thai
Manuscripts, Thai—New Jersey—Princeton
Manuscripts, Pali—New Jersey—Princeton
Manuscripts
Mulberry fiber papers
Accordion fold format
Lacquered bindings
illuminated manuscripts
illuminations (paintings)

Physical Characteristics

File Count
101

Institutional Information

Collection
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/ff194c9e-459b-4e54-9fd6-e9f29c48ddf6/manifest