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Sinhalese zoological astrology ola

by Producer not identified

  • First published:
  • 14th century
  • Languages: Pali, SIN, Tamil
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source

21 leaves : illustrations, diagrams ; 5.2 x 28.2 x 3.5 cm (6 lines per leaf surface) 21 leaves : 5.2 x 28.2 x 3.5 cm (6 lines per leaf surface) Manuscript Title devised by cataloguer Poleman description: Unidentified. Sinhalese script. 21 ff. Palm leaves with wood covers, tying cord, and silver medallions. 11.1 x 2.1. 5-6 lines. Diagrams and pictures of the sea-serpent, mermaid, etc. M (Museum) 213 (Casey Wood number) Collected by Casey Wood: no. 213 Comments by Dr. Perera: Book on astrology, in Sinhala, with diagrams Includes diagrams of sea serpents and mermaids Label found in Archivex box reads: "No. 213. Ola written in Sinhalese script with a number of Tamil words. This is an extremely rare, zoological codex with many diagrams and pictures of animals -- the mermaid, sea serpent, etc. Contemporary lacquered covers, modern cord and silver button. Probably 15th century. [?for Blacker library?]"

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology.

  • Astrology

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Astrology”. Retained metadata contains “Astrology” in the title, “Astrology” in the description, “Astrology” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • Astrology· via Internet Archive
    • Astrology· in title
    • Astrology· in description
    • Astrology· in subject
    • Astrology· in edition title

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1400-01-01T00:00:00ZSri Lanka : [producer not identified]Pali, SIN, TamilPublic digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: McGill University Library
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: toronto
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