Antique Burmese Black Folding Manuscript Parabaik

Rare Burmese Black Folding Manuscript

Item: Burmese Black Folding-Manuscript (Parabaik leporello)

Content: an accordion folded book containing Buddhist and astrological texts of the region

Date: 19^th Century

Origin: Burma

Dimensions: length: 37 cm, width: 12.5 cm

Language: Burmese

Script: Burmese round script

Material: Handmade Mulberry Bark Paper (khoi paper)

Pages: It contains 46 handwritten pages / 23 paper leaves

Design: Handmade mulberry paper leaves covered with 2 black covers. It has been produced on long strip of paper that folds out, concertina-style. The parabaik is of the charcoal-coated or ‘black’ type. A kan-guzan (Burmese: white steatite/ soapstone crayon) is used to write on the blackened pages.

Condition: Good condition for its age. Manuscript has been professionally restored (dirt cleaned from paper). Some sheets of paper are damaged by moisture. In worn condition with evidence of aging and storing, original flaws in the paper, etc. Please, see photos