ACCORDIAN-STYLE RELIGIOUS MANUSCRIPT
SOUTH EAST ASIAN
ACCORDIAN-STYLE RELIGIOUS MANUSCRIPT

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ACCORDIAN-STYLE RELIGIOUS MANUSCRIPT
Thailand, c. mid-17th century

640 x 115 mm. Handwritten text on recto and verso of thick handmade paper, with eight large miniatures painted with earth pigments and gold, folded accordian-style, the covers decorated with built-up paper painted black and burnished to a high gloss. Wear, minor tears to edges, minor delamination of corners. Overall in good condition.
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Please note that the illustration reading Lot 28 is actually the illustration for Lot 27.

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