Manuscripts

Sinhalese Ola

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Description: A modern copy of a medieval Ola by Ceylon (Sri Lanka) artists. The covers are of Jak wood, painted by an artist connected with one of the Buddhist monasteries; the carved ivory button is by a well-known native engraver and the cord was made by a neophyte. The writing on the prepared leaves of the Talipot Palm was done by a scribe in another monastery.
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Production date: 1925.
Call number: mssHM 68488
Provenance: Gift of Dr. Casey Wood, November 1936.
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