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Buddhist Manuscript - Penitential Text Tib. sDig bshags gser gyi zhes bya ba bzhugs+o, unknown creator / scribe-copyist, 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, An aged, rectangular sheet with a yellowed, beige background and darker brown edges, showing a fold across the middle; the surface contains a dense arrangement of black calligraphic strokes arranged in horizontal lines across both the upper and lower halves, with vertical ruling marks at the sides; there are small ink blotches and faint brown stains scattered on the page, a few darker spots near the center fold, and slight creasing and fraying along the top and bottom edges; the overall palette includes beige, yellowed tan, dark brown, and black.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A30_206

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Buddhist Manuscript - Penitential Text Tib sDig bshags gser gyi zhes bya ba bzhugs+o unknown creator scribe-copyist 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 aged rectangular sheet yellowed beige background darker brown edges showing fold across middle surface contains dense arrangement black calligraphic strokes arranged horizontal lines across upper lower halves vertical ruling marks sides small ink blotches faint brown stains scattered page darker spots near center fold slight creasing fraying top bottom edges palette includes beige yellowed tan dark brown black.