Written in 6 (recto side) or 5 (verso side) lines per segment on text folios; text folios ruled in lead; yantras drawn in lead and traced over in ink. Written in Thailand in the 1920s or 1930s (Justin McDaniel). Written in ink with later notes in pencil by multiple hands (f. 1r, 10r, 12r-13r, 26r, 39r, 1v, 24v, 39v). Khoi paper; folded concertina- or accordion-style, including covers. Worn covers, now mostly lacking their borders of heavy paper. 55 illustrated folios with diagrams (f. 4r-9r, 11r, 13r, 16r-35r, 37r-39r, 9v, 20v-38v), many of which have central drawings of animals, and line drawings of deities, monsters and an elephant (f. 2r-3r, 10r, 36r). A few illustrations have color added (f. 3r, 9r-10r). One large group of diagrams is enclosed by a border extending over multiple folios (f. 17r-26r). Sold to Konrad and Sarah M. Bekker in the 1950s or 1960s; Konrad Bekker worked for the State Department in Asia and Sarah Bekker was an art historian. Sold from the estate of Konrad and Sarah M. Bekker at auction at Sloans & Kenyon, 14-16 June 2013, part of lot 467.
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