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Secrets of Bali

by Jonathan Copeland

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Ni Wayan Murni

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Burmese folding books date back to the 11th century. They are called parabaik.

They are strips of paper, made from the bark of the mulberry tree, up to 12 metres in length, folded like a concertina or accordion. The paper is soft and fibrous and does not tear easily. It is made in the Shan States.

The cover is made of 2 or 3 sheets of parabaik paper.

There are black parabaik and white parabaik. The black ones are coated with charcoal powder and the white ones with chalk powder and gum. The white ones are finer.

Parabaik made for the royal palace were often lavishly illustrated and had beautiful gilded lacquer covers.

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Burmese Manuscript 1



Material: Bark
Style: Burma
Size: Length cm, width cm, depth cm
Order Number: TAM1

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Burmese Manuscript 2



Material: Bark
Style: Burma
Size: Length cm, width cm, depth cm
Order Number: TAM2

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Burmese Manuscript 3



Material: Bark
Style: Burma
Size: Length cm, width cm, depth cm
Order Number: TAM3

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Burmese Manuscript 4



Material: Bark
Style: Burma
Size: Length cm, width cm, depth cm
Order Number: TAM4

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Burmese Manuscript 5



Material: Bark
Style: Burma
Size: Length cm, width cm, depth cm
Order Number: TAM5

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Burmese Manuscript 6



Material: Bark
Style: Burma
Size: Length cm, width cm, depth cm
Order Number: TAM6

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