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Buddhist manuscript — Penitential Text Tib. sDig bshags gser gyi zhes bya ba bzhugs+o, unknown creator scribe-copyist, student’s script, manuscript in Tibetan pecha style. Handwritten notes folio 24 recto and verso. Leaf numbering 2–22 verso, first recto, last two unnumbered. 19th century, Tibet. Manuscript; width 24.0 cm, height 8.1 cm., A worn rectangular page with a horizontal fold across the middle, showing aged beige paper with darker brown edges and slight creases; the page is filled with dense dark black calligraphic strokes arranged in horizontal lines in both the upper and lower halves, with a faint smudge of darker gray ink in the upper section; a thin ruled border is visible around the blocks of writing, and there is a narrow strip of darker brown along the outer margin; overall colors visible include beige, brown, dark black, and gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A30_195

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72.1Mb (3.7Mb) / 20.0in x 14.0in / 6000 x 4199 (300dpi)

Keywords

Buddhist manuscript Penitential Text Tib sDig bshags gser gyi zhes bya ba bzhugs+o unknown creator scribe-copyist student’s script manuscript Tibetan pecha style Handwritten notes folio 24 recto verso Leaf numbering 2–22 verso first recto last two unnumbered 19th century Tibet Manuscript width 24.0 cm height 8.1 cm worn rectangular page horizontal fold across middle showing aged beige paper darker brown edges slight creases page filled dense dark black calligraphic strokes arranged horizontal lines upper lower halves faint smudge darker gray ink upper section thin ruled border visible blocks writing narrow strip darker brown outer margin colors visible include beige brown dark black gray.