COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
Bookreader Mo-So MS 98
image_number
Bookreader Mo-So MS 98
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Mo-So MS 98
reference_number
Mo-So MS 98
Reference Number
false
Date Created:
[date not identified]
date_created
[date not identified]
Date Created
false
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.
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.
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
Support:
Cardboard
support
Cardboard
Support
false
Item Height:
80 mm
item_height
80 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
280 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):
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
collection_code
Rylands
Collection Code
false