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Buddhist Manuscript - Penitential Text Tib. sDig bshags gser gyi zhes bya ba bzhugs+o, unknown author/scribe, Tibetan Buddhist art, Himalayan culture, Book in Tibetan pecha style, manuscript in student's script. Leaf numbering 2-22 verso, first recto, last two unnumbered. Handwritten notes folio 24 recto and verso. 19th century, Tibet; manuscript, width 24.0 cm, height 8.1 cm, A worn, rectangular sheet with a tan to light brown paper surface shows a pair of horizontal panels containing dense dark black brushstroked script; the panels are outlined with thin black rectangular borders and separated by a crease where the paper is folded. The paper has visible age-related discoloration in shades of tan, brown, and faint yellow, with small dark spots and tiny holes scattered across the surface. There are marginal ink marks and a narrow vertical column at the left side of each panel with additional dark strokes. The edges of the sheet are irregular and slightly frayed, and the background behind the sheet appears as a deep dark brown.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A30_188

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Buddhist Manuscript - Penitential Text Tib sDig bshags gser gyi zhes bya ba bzhugs+o unknown author scribe Tibetan Buddhist art Himalayan culture Book Tibetan pecha style manuscript student's script Leaf numbering 2-22 verso first recto last two unnumbered Handwritten notes folio 24 recto verso 19th century Tibet width 24.0 cm height 8.1 cm worn rectangular sheet tan light brown paper surface pair horizontal panels containing dense dark black brushstroked script panels outlined thin black rectangular borders separated crease paper folded visible age-related discoloration shades brown faint yellow small dark spots tiny holes scattered across surface marginal ink marks narrow vertical column left side panel additional dark strokes edges sheet irregular slightly frayed background deep dark brown.