COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL20030766
Reference Number:
Chinese Crawford 460
Parent Work Title:
Zhapu xiaojixiao Dešun zhi fumu
Alternative Parent Work Title:
乍浦驍騎校德順之父母
Translated Parent Work Title:
[To the] Father and Mother of Dešun, Lieutenant of Zhapu [garrison]
Date Created:
1835
Description:
This scroll is an example of a document issued in both Chinese and Manchu. Certificate to the parents of a successful army office named Dešun. This scroll is an example of a document issued in both Chinese and Manchu during the Qing empire.
Language Code:
mnc
Language:
Chinese
Language Code:
man
Language:
Manchu
Subject:
China--Military history
Subject:
Multilingualism
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Scrolls
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Style Period:
Qing Dynasty
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Item Height:
330 mm
Item Width:
2500 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
Zheng Yaying and John B. W. Deane, Handlist of the Chinese Collections in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester (1991), revised and expanded by Johannes S. Lotze
Notes:
Composite image of JRL20030558 - JRL2003056
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2020-03-11
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2021-09
Educational Notes:
Qing: China's multilingual empire exhibition
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Academic Project Lead:
Julianne Simpson
Collection Code:
Rylands
