Drangsong No. 017

DRANGSONG MANUSCRIPTS

1. Text number

Drangsong 017

2. Text title (where present) in Tibetan

No title

3. Text title (where present) in Wylie transliteration

4. A brief summary of the item’s contents

A protective amulet of indistinct identity

5. Number of folios

1

6. Scribe’s name

7. Translation of title

8. Transcription of colophon

9. Translation of colophon

10. General remarks

11. Remarks on script

Numerals and images only

12. Format

Single sheet

13. Size

20 × 19.5 cm

14. Layout

15. Illustrations and decorations

The unidentified yantra diagram composed of three concentric octagons and an outer range of flames separated from each other by double black lines.

16. Paper type

Woven, 1 layer, textile sieve print visible

17. Paper thickness

0.10–0.15

18. Nos of folio sampled

f. 1

Digital microscope images

 

Back lit samples

 

XRF Analysis

 Main elements : Ca, Fe, Cl, K, S
Trace elements: Si, P, Mn, Ti, Pb

RTI Images

 Drangsong volume 17

Fibre Composition

 

Drangsong 017

Digital copy

Drangsong_017

Fibres


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