Thailand: Buddhist palm-leaf manuscript used for recording Buddhist scriptures and historical chronicles

Palm leaf manuscripts are made out of dried palm leaves. They served as the paper of the ancient world in parts of Asia as far back as the fifteenth century BCE, and possibly much earlier. They were used to record actual and mythical narratives in South Asia and in South East Asia.

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CPA Media Co. Ltd.

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Oliver Hargreave

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Pictures From Asia