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Image Number:
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Bookreader Mo-So MS 53
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Reference Number:
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Mo-So MS 53
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Date Created:
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[date not identified]
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Description:
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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.
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Technique Used:
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Drawing (image-making)
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Support:
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Cardboard
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Item Height:
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80 mm
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Item Width:
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265 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Forrest, George, 1873-1932, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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References:
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Jackson, A. “Mo-So Magical Texts.” Mo-So Magical Texts, 1965, pp. Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. 1965;48(1):141–174
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2019-04-09
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2019-05
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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