book (documentary artefact); manuscript

Lacquered palm leaf book, with wooden covers enclosing 25 long strips of palm, written on both sides, lacquered red and gold on the edge; covers are lacquered red on the inside, gold on concave outside with red designs of dragons, clouds, etc. The book is held together by a long braid, with writing woven in longitudinally.

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