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Detail View: Rylands Collection:

Image Number: 
Bookreader Mo-So MS 5
Reference Number: 
Mo-So MS 5
Date Created: 
[date not identified]
Description: 
Naxi (Nakhi or Nashi) manuscript, a notebook made by a shaman (or a teacher), for the performance of secret ritual ceremonies. Written on handmade paper, and in oblong in shape. Pages are ruled horizontally, providing three or five sections for the script, which stylus-written from left to right. Both pictographic and syllabic texts occur.
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Codex
Technique Used: 
Handwriting
Technique Used: 
Drawing (image-making) 
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Paper
Support: 
Cardboard
Item Height: 
105 mm
Item Width: 
290 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Forrest, George, 1873-1932, former owner
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
References: 
Jackson, A. “Mo-So Magical Texts.” Mo-So Magical Texts, 1965, pp. Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. 1965;48(1):141–174
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2019-04-09
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2019-05
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB
Collection Code: 
Rylands