Manuscript
97-122-248
From: Thailand
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 97-122-248 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai |
| Provenience | Thailand |
| Period | 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper |
| Inscription Language | Thai Language |
| Description | Phra ʻAphaimanī, Book 6 (พระอภัยมณี. เล่ม๖) by Sunthō̜n Phū, 1786-1855. An epic poem of love and adventure. Folios are black charcoal khoi paper, with yellow cobalt script and some corrections in chalk; folded concertina- or accordion-style, including covers. Covers with a border formed of additional layers of heavy paper. |
| Length | 34 cm |
| Width | 11 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-122-248 - Old Museum Number | 11136 - ANSP Number | UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2992 - Other Number |
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