Selections from the Naxi manuscript collection
An edition of Selections from the Naxi manuscript collection (1500)
By Baotian Zhu,Joseph Francis Charles Rock,Quentin Roosevelt,Library of Congress. Orientalia Division.,Naxi Collection (Library of Congress)
Publish Date
1500
Publisher
Library of Congress.
Language
sit
Pages
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Description:
The Naxi use a unique pictographic writing system that is similar to the ancient Egyptian and Mayan writing systems. It is the only living pictographic language in the world today, featuring 185 manuscripts, a 39 1/2-foot funerary scroll and an annotated catalog of the entire collection: Annotated catalog of Naxi pictographic manuscripts.
subjects: Shamanism, Rituals, Texts, Naxi Manuscripts
Places: China, Yunnan Sheng, Washington (D.C.)