Examples mounted on both sides of continuous strip folded accordian fashion to form 33 leaves. Interleaved with translations., Most likely compiled during the late Edo period, circa first half of the 19th century.
Rich collection of old Indian folk-lore and fables preserved in the Persian versions of Kalilah and Dimnah, originally in Sanskrit., Manuscript codex. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: Catchwords at foot of each leaf; no signatures or numbers., Script: Shekasteh Nasta'liq style or broken Nasta'liq (developed in Iran in the 14th and 15th c. CE), in black with occasional rubricated characters and lines. Occasional English words of translation penciled on margin., Decoration: None., Binding: Brown marbled calf. Spine has 5 pairs of horizontal gold lines. Four flyleaves at beginning, two at end.
Manuscript codex. Identified with the assistance of Jesse King, Steven., Collation: 8 quires of 8, with two leaves missing., Decoration: 3 cm initials in red, blue and yellow with floral motif and open right hand. Much rubrication., Binding: Paneled brown full morocco with floral medallion (binding heavily damaged by fire). Headband: 5 x 9 cm of square braid in red, blue, and yellow.
The Doris Ulmann photograph collection casts a wide net across fields throughout the humanities and represent important primary source material for historical and ethnographic studies of Appalachian and Gullah culture as well the subject of folk arts and craft traditions.
The Doris Ulmann photograph collection casts a wide net across fields throughout the humanities and represent important primary source material for historical and ethnographic studies of Appalachian and Gullah culture as well the subject of folk arts and craft traditions.
The Doris Ulmann photograph collection casts a wide net across fields throughout the humanities and represent important primary source material for historical and ethnographic studies of Appalachian and Gullah culture as well the subject of folk arts and craft traditions.
The Doris Ulmann photograph collection casts a wide net across fields throughout the humanities and represent important primary source material for historical and ethnographic studies of Appalachian and Gullah culture as well the subject of folk arts and craft traditions.
The Doris Ulmann photograph collection casts a wide net across fields throughout the humanities and represent important primary source material for historical and ethnographic studies of Appalachian and Gullah culture as well the subject of folk arts and craft traditions.