Object Number | 29-170-12 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Thai | Christian |
Provenience | Thailand |
Date Made | Before 1845 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Bark Paper |
Iconography | Christianity | Jesus | Gospel of Matthew |
Inscription Language | Thai Language | English Language |
Description | Christian proselytizing book with text about Jesus and references to Chapters 15-17. Book consists of one long heavy piece of bark paper folded accordion style. The paper is colored black, and the writing is in a yellow ink. On outside cover is written in white, in English: "A Siamese Book." Black khoi paper with text in yellow ink and later English annotations in white ink; folded concertina- or accordion-style, including covers. Covers with a border formed of additional layers of heavy paper. |
Length | 58.5 cm |
Width | 6 cm |
Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
Other Number | M34 - Levitt Number |
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