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Title

Other related names

• Bekker, Konrad, died 1981
• Bekker, Konrad, former owner
• Bekker, Sarah M, died 2013
• Bekker, Sarah M, former owner

Call number

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9963280393503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/899244546
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6328039

Publisher

Language

Summary

Illustrated medical manuscript, written and drawn by many hands, possibly multiple students. Some folds at the beginning of the manuscript repaired or reinforced with sewing; a multicolored cord is threaded through the first fold, probably to allow the manuscript to be hung vertically. Most of the text on the verso side is oriented to begin from the upper cover (f. 1v-11v), except for a folio in pencil that begins from the lower cover (f. 14v).

Notes

• Written in 4-7 lines per segment on text folios.
   
• Written in Thailand in the 1930s (Justin McDaniel).
   
• Written by multiple hands, in both ink and pencil.
   
• Khoi paper; folded concertina- or accordion-style, including upper cover.
   
• Very worn upper cover, with borders of heavy paper; damaged at sides.
   
• 10 illustrated folios, on the recto side only, including an annotated diagram of the human body extending over 3 folios (f. 1r-3r); line drawings of pairs of figures highlighted with gold, silver, and pink (f. 4r-8r); and simpler drawings of figures in pencil with colored ink used for their heads (f. 9r-10r).
   

Extent

Support

Provenance

• Sold to Konrad and Sarah M. Bekker in the 1950s or 1960s; Konrad Bekker worked for the State Department in Asia and Sarah Bekker was an art historian.
   
• Sold from the estate of Konrad and Sarah M. Bekker at auction at Sloans & Kenyon, 14-16 June 2013, part of lot 467.
   

Subjects topical

• Medicine, Thai

Genres

• Folded books
• Diagrams
• Drawings (visual works)
• Manuscripts, Thai--20th century
• Manuscripts--Thailand--20th century
• Manuscripts, Digital

Licenses

• Text

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Table of contents

• fol. 14r — Khathas in Khom and Thai script, f.14r
• fol. 15r — Continuation of second Khatha, f.15r
• fol. 16r — Notes in pencil, f.16r
• fol. 7v — Notes in pencil, f.7v
• fol. 14v — Text upside down, f.14v

Decorations

• fol. 1r — Partial diagram, Face, f.1r
• fol. 2r — Partial diagram, Torso and upper legs,f.2r
• fol. 3r — Partial diagram, lower legs and feet, f.3r
• fol. 1r-3r — Diagram, Full body, f.1r-3r
• fol. 4r — Illustration, Two demons, f.4r
• fol. 5r — Illustration, Two female figures, holding cakra, fan, trident, flowers, f.5r
• fol. 6r — Illustration, Two male figures holding weapons, f.6r
• fol. 7r — Illustration, Deity and demon, f.7r
• fol. 8r — Illustration, Two demons, f.8r
• fol. 9r — Five figures, f.9r
• fol. 10r — Illustration, Two figures, f.10r