Burmese palm-leaf manuscript containing Minye Theinga Thu Amei (The questions of Minye Theinga).

Title: Burmese palm-leaf manuscript containing Minye Theinga Thu Amei (The questions of Minye Theinga).
LC Subject: Manuscripts, Burmese Palm-leaf manuscripts Buddhist cosmology
Item Locator: Eugene, OR, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon, MS 108.
Repository: University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Description: A dialog between a court official and a monk on matters of the Buddhist cosmology. Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger. Collation: The leaves are labeled in sequence with the letters of the alphabet. Decoration: Leaves of palmyra palm strung on red cords between two bevel edge wooden boards; edges decorated in gold with red central stripe. Between lines drawn in turmeric, the text was written with a stylus, then rubbed with petroleum to darken the script.
Provenance: This manuscript was donated to the University of Oregon Libraries by Imogen Harding Brodie, who was married to Edward Everett Brodie, publisher of the Oregon City Enterprise newspaper. Imogen Harding Brodie moved to Bangkok, Thailand in the period 1921-1925 when her husband was appointed as the American Envoy to the court of King Rama VI.
Work Type: manuscripts (documents)
Location: Myanmar [Burma]
Date: 1701/1800
Identifier: Ms108_025
Item Locator: Ms 108
Rights: No Copyright - United States
Dc Rights Holder: University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Use Restrictions: Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections & University Archives.
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Material: palm leaves
Set: University of Oregon Special Collections Manuscripts and Rare Books
Institution: University of Oregon
Layout: 1 volume ; 8 x 52 x 5 cm