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An ola is a leaf or strip of a leaf of the palmyra, traditionally used in Southern India and Sri Lanka for writing on. It is also a letter or document written on such a leaf.
The Sinhalese are the native inhabitants of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon).
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A similar ola was lost in 1941.
GB 0114 MS0271 c1760 Collection (fonds) 1 item Depositor
An ola is a leaf or strip of a leaf of the palmyra, traditionally used in Southern India and Sri Lanka for writing on. It is also a letter or document written on such a leaf.
The Sinhalese are the native inhabitants of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon).
A similar ola was lost in 1941.
Obtained by Andreas Nell MD of Kandy, Sinhala, Sri Lanka, for the donor Casey A Wood MD.
Sinhalese ola, c 1760, comprising a volume of palm leaves, containing a manuscript treatise on diseases, symptoms and treatments.
As outlined in Scope and Content.
By written appointment only.
No photocopying permitted.
Pali
Compiled by Anya Turner.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Obtained by Andreas Nell MD of Kandy, Sinhala, Sri Lanka, for the donor Casey A Wood MD.
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Sinhalese ola, c 1760, comprising a volume of palm leaves, containing a manuscript treatise on diseases, symptoms and treatments.
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As outlined in Scope and Content.
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By written appointment only.
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No photocopying permitted.
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- English
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- Latin
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Pali
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English