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SHAN PRAYER BOOK
MANUSCRIPT |
Size: 0.25 linear feet
Literary rights:
Literary rights were not granted to Wichita State University. When permission
is granted to examine the manuscripts, it is not an authorization to publish
them. Manuscripts cannot be used for publication without regard for common law
literary rights, copyright laws
and the laws of libel. It is the responsibility of the researcher and his/her
publisher to obtain permission to publish. Scholars and students who eventually
plan to have their work published are urged to make inquiry regarding overall
restrictions on publication before initial research.
Restrictions: None
Content note:
The Shan Prayer Book Manuscript is a Buddhist religious work written in the
19th century and is forty pages in length. The manuscript is written in
the Shan language. The contents deal with religious matters and is a religious
treatise employing numerous Pali words. The writing is also on Shan paper, which
is manufactured in the Shan States in east central Burma. The paper is made
by hand from the bark of the maiksaile tree, a species of the mulberry which
grows abundantly in the Shan States. For a further description of the text and
method of making the paper see the Harold Linscott Donor File.
Acquistion: Donated by Harold Linscott of Wichita, Kansas
Processed by: LTM, 7-20-1987; JEF, 2-2-1998