BURMA.
Old Buddhist manuscript "Kammavaca" complete.
Ordination book offered to young officiants entering the orders. Two rigid covers in red and gold lacquered wood, sixteen double-sided plates in lacquered and gilded latanier leaves. Inscriptions in Pali language written in Burmese characters called "tamarind seeds".
Size : 55x13 cm.
Some chips from age and use, slight wear.
Provenance : Private collection, Ile d'Oléron.
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