An interesting article with the title “An Introduction to the World of Shan Manuscripts” by our member Jotika Khur-Yearn has appeared on the blog of the SOAS Subject Librarians. It gives a short overview of the Shan manuscript tradition and collections of Shan manuscripts in the UK. Jotika is currently working on an exhibition of Shan manuscripts which will be on display at the Wolfson Gallery of the SOAS Library in London in November and December 2014. More details about the upcoming exhibition will follow on this blog nearer the time.
Detail of a cover of a Shan folding book (pap tup) held at the British Library (Or.12040)
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I have one of these manuscripts and would love to learn more about it. It has been passed down to me and was given to my family when we lived in Thailand