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Sculpture of a seated Buddha  

Publication Date:  [circa 1800]
Material:  Alabaster with traces of lacquer, on a teak base
Measurements:  H74.5 x W40.5 x D22 cm
Subjects:  Buddha
बैठे बुद्ध
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Mr and Mrs F. Thomas Bircham bequest, 1950; once the property of King Thibaw of Burma.

Handbook of the Răwang dialect of the Nung language containing a grammar of the language, colloquial exercises, and a vocabulary with an appendix of Nung manners and customs  

Publication Date:  1934
Creator:  Barnard, J. T. O., 1872-
Publisher:  Suptd., Govt. Print. and Stationery, Burma ( Rangoon )
Format:  18 p ; 26 cm.
Subjects:  Nung language
Rawang language
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Sculpture of a standing Buddha [state 1]  

Publication Date:  19th to early 20th century
Material:  Alabaster, partially gilded
Measurements:  H65 x W20 cm
Subjects:  Buddha
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  On loan from the Cuming Museum.

Shwe-chi-hto (embroidered tapestry)  

Publication Date:  [20th century]
Material:  Tapestry with metal threads and beads
Subjects:  Tapestry
Shwe-chi-hto
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Sa-daik [Buddhist manuscript chest] and Kammavaca [Buddhist ordination manuscript]  

Publication Date:  [19th-20th century]
Material:  Wood and Lacquer
Measurements:  L65 x W20 x D19cm.
Subjects:  Sa-daik
Sadaik
Manuscript box
Kammavaca
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Gift from Sir Evan Miller.

Myan-ma sagà ahpwín kyàn  

Creator:  Hpò Lat, Ù
Publisher:  Pyin-nya-nan-dá ( Rangoon )
Subjects:  Indo-Chin. Langs. Burmese Etymology
Burmese language -- Etymology
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London

Quarterly Paper  

Publication Date:  March 1909
Creator:  Rangoon Diocesan Association
Church of England
Publisher:  Rangoon Diocesan Association
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  19.8 cm
Subjects:  Church of England -- Missions -- Burma -- Periodicals
Church of England -- Diocese of Rangoon (Burma) -- Missions -- Periodicals
Rangoon Diocesan Association -- Periodicals
Burma -- Periodicals
Periodicals
Newspapers -- Burma
Burma News
Missionaries
Missions
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Great Britain)
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

[Manual of astrological works] (MS 381239)  

Publication Date:  ? late 19th or early 20th century
Format:  1 folding book
Material:  Handmade papers
Measurements:  24x9
Subjects:  Astrology
Magical healing
Healing
Charms
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Historic sites and monuments of Mandalay and environs  

Publication Date:  [1966]
Creator:  Lu Pei Win
Publisher:  Buddha Sāsana Council Press ( Rangoon )
Format:  8 p : 17 p. of plates ;
Subjects:  Mandalay (Burma) -- Antiquities
Pagodas -- Burma -- Mandalay
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Manual of the more deadly forms of cattle disease, 1911  

Publication Date:  1914
Publisher:  Office of the Superintendent, Govt. Print. ( Rangoon )
Format:  42 p. : ; 24 cm.
Subjects:  Cattle -- Diseases -- Burma
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Local Government Circulars issued from the General Secretariat, 1888 to the 31st March 1915  

Publication Date:  1916
Format:  2 volumes
Subjects:  Colonies -- Administration -- Burma.
Local government -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Burma
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Report on the antiquities of Arakan  

Publication Date:  1892
Creator:  Forchhammer, Emanuel, 1851-1890
Format:  67 p., [42] leaves of plates : ill., folded map ; 29 cm.
Subjects:  Arakanese (Burmese people)
Pagodas -- Burma
Antiquities -- Burma
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

History of Burma, A.D. 1300-1400  

Publication Date:  1959
Creator:  Than Tun, 1923-2005
Publisher:  the author ( Rangoon )
Format:  20 p. ; 29 cm.
Subjects:  Myanmar -- History
Burma -- History
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Maha tharanagon-daw-gyì  

Publication Date:  1938
Creator:  Le-di, Hsaya-daw
Ledi Hsayadaw
Publisher:  Bok-dá-tha-thana nok-gahá ahpwé ( Rangoon )
Subjects:  Buddhism
Buddhism -- Prayers and devotions
Buddhism -- Burma
Buddhism -- Myanmar
Saraṇāgamana
Saranagamana
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London

The Burma village manual  

Publication Date:  1926
Creator:  Burma
Publisher:  Supdt., Govt. Print. and Stationery ( Rangoon )
Format:  169 p. : ; 25 cm.
Subjects:  Villages -- Law and legislation -- Burma
Villages -- Handbooks, manuals, etc -- Burma
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
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