COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
Bookreader Mo-So MS 9
image_number
Bookreader Mo-So MS 9
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Mo-So MS 9
reference_number
Mo-So MS 9
Reference Number
false
Date Created:
[date not identified]
date_created
[date not identified]
Date Created
false
Description:
The Na-khi or Mo-So people lived in a remote area of South-West China, close to the Tibetan border. Both pictographic and syllabic texts occur in the collection, which largely consists of notebooks made by dto-mbas, or shamans, for the performance of secret ritual ceremonies. Knowledge of the ceremonies was passed from father to son, with the books serving as aids to memory rather than literal texts. Some of the items are decorated, and a few contain Chinese and Tibetan translations. Na-khi manuscripts are written on handmade paper, and are oblong in shape. Pages are ruled horizontally, providing three or five sections for the script, which is written from left to right.
description
The Na-khi or Mo-So people lived in a remote area of South-West China, close to the Tibetan border. Both pictographic and syllabic texts occur in the collection, which largely consists of notebooks made by dto-mbas, or shamans, for the performance of secret ritual ceremonies. Knowledge of the ceremonies was passed from father to son, with the books serving as aids to memory rather than literal texts. Some of the items are decorated, and a few contain Chinese and Tibetan translations. Na-khi manuscripts are written on handmade paper, and are oblong in shape. Pages are ruled horizontally, providing three or five sections for the script, which is written from left to right.
Description
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
class
Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Technique Used:
Drawing (image-making)
technique
Drawing (image-making)
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Item Height:
110 mm
item_height
110 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
255 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Forrest, George, 1873-1932, former owner
former_repository
Forrest, George, 1873-1932, former owner
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
work_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
References:
Jackson, A. “Mo-So Magical Texts.” Mo-So Magical Texts, 1965, pp. Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. 1965;48(1):141–174
references
Jackson, A. “Mo-So Magical Texts.” Mo-So Magical Texts, 1965, pp. Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. 1965;48(1):141–174
References
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2017-09-15
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-10
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
collection_code
Rylands
Collection Code
false