The Mustang Archives: Analysis of Handwritten Documents Via the Study of Papermaking Traditions in Nepal

by Agnieszka Helman-Wany and Charles Ramble

The proposed book explores locally-produced documents from Mustang, Nepal, mostly dated to the year within the last two centuries. The archives are from five communities: Tshognam, Geling, Lubrak, and Jharkot. The documents were preserved in wooden or metal boxes, baskets or bags as a loose assemblage of folded sheets of paper. Some of the collections are from private households, whereas others are the communal property of villages, in which case...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2503585345
• ISBN13: 9782503585345
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Brepols Publishers
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.3" x 11.7"