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Manuscript/Mixed Material [Manuscript on traditional Thai medical treatment]

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Title

  • [Manuscript on traditional Thai medical treatment]

Summary

  • Medical text concerning various conditions. Shows points at which diseases may manifest themselves and discusses their pharmacological treatment. To show these points on the male body not by an image of a human man but on one of the monkey-god Hanuman, depicted in the traditional poses of classical dance, is a frequent tradition.

Names

  • Southeast Asian Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Thailand] : [publisher not identified], [date of publication not identified]

Headings

  • -  massage
  • -  acupressure
  • -  medicine
  • -  pharmacology

Notes

  • -  6-8 lines per folio. Folding manuscript, ink on paper. In Thai and Thai Khom scripts
  • -  In Thai, in Thai and Thai Khom scripts.

Medium

  • 33 ff. ; 35 x 12 cm

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2010422039

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Tai Painted Manuscript Collection are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Asian Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Southeast Asian Rare Book Collection. Manuscript on traditional Thai medical treatment. [Thailand: publisher not identified, date of publication not identified] Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2010422039/.

APA citation style:

Southeast Asian Rare Book Collection. Manuscript on traditional Thai medical treatment. [Thailand: publisher not identified, date of publication not identified] [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2010422039/.

MLA citation style:

Southeast Asian Rare Book Collection. Manuscript on traditional Thai medical treatment. [Thailand: publisher not identified, date of publication not identified] Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2010422039/>.