Detail View: Rylands Collection: Batak Magic Book
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Image Number:
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JRL023025tr
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Reference Number:
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Batak MS 1
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Image Title:
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Batak Magic Book
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Parent Work Title:
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Batak Pustaha
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Translated Parent Work Title:
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Batak Magic Book
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Date Created:
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19th century
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Description:
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Detail from a nineteenth century magic book, written on bark from the alim tree and used by medicine-men in performing ceremonies. Folded in concertina fashion.
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Language Code:
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btk
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Subject:
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Magic
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Technique Used:
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Drawing (image-making)
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Support:
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Bark
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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Indonesia: Sumatra
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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References:
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'Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester', Vol. 82, Nos. 2 and 3, 2000.
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Image Creation Technique:
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Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, September 2005
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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