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Alle Auktionen / Medaillen, Arms & Armour / Anonimo - Lontar, manoscritti a foglia di palma, Cambogia, Khmer, Budda - 1850
6 Wonderful manuscripts called Lontar composed in Cambodia and densely handwritten on both faces. They are made on dried palm leaves with Pali - Khmer script, a sacred language of Buddhism; they contain sacred Buddhist writings or Buddhist materials, such as prayers, sermons, or monastic rules. Used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia as a written support at least since the 5th century B.C., these palm leaves are known by the term Lontar — a term derived from the ancient Javanese ron (“leaf”) and tal (“palm”). Their production required a long and meticulous process: the leaves, after boiling and drying, were incised with a metal stylus. A pigmented substance was then applied to the engraved surface; once the excess was removed, the pigment remained impressed exclusively in the grooves of the strokes. The individual leaves were punched in the center to pass a cord and a coin fixed at each end, thus creating a modular binding system. Being an organic medium, the durability of these manuscripts ranged from a few decades up to a maximum of about 700 years, before succumbing to the devastating action of humidity, mold, and wood-boring insects. To preserve their contents, the texts were periodically copied onto new supports: a complex and costly practice that required more than a month of work just for copying, on top of the delicate preparation of the raw material. To ensure the flexibility of the leaves and protect them from deterioration, a protective coating based on citronella oil and Maluku nut powder (candlenut) was finally applied. Dimensions: 540 x 45 millimeters Minor defects and small holes are noted; please refer to the many photos included, which are an integral part of this description. Worldwide shipping possible by courier in rigid packaging
Schätzpreis:€150
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HYLSBAJONETTER, 4 stycken, 1800-tal, stukatklingor.
10/06/2026
€53.75
Schätzw.: €133.21
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ORDENSTECKEN, MINIATYR, EMBLEM, 1900-tal.
10/06/2026
€26.78
Schätzw.: €88.8
