Drangsong 017: Untitled

Drangsong 017: UntitledThis dataset contains photographs of the manuscript page. It is a part of the royal Drangsong collection from Mustang, Nepal.The manuscript Drangsong 017 contains a protective amulet of indistinct identity.File naming convention within Drangsong_017.zip archive: Drangsong_017_001.jpgDrangsong_017 → collection name and number 001 → page numberr / v → recto / versoDRANGSONG PROJECTThe data included here were produced by the members and collaborators of the Drangsong project conducted in the years 2019-2024. Translations of titles and colophons were done by Charles Ramble and Naljor Tsering, transcriptions of selected texts by Nyima Drandul. The features such as bookbinding style, format and layout of manuscripts, as well as the type of paper illustrated with close-up and microscopic images, were taken by Agnieszka Helman-Ważny. The illustrations were described by Nils Martin, and the photographic documentation taken in situ was done by Thomas Schrom and Rinchen Loden Lama. Detailed studies and laboratory analyses of paper samples were carried out by Agnieszka Helman-Wazny in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Archaeometric Research at the University of Warsaw (Barbara Wagner, Agata Szubartowska, Alicja Święcicka, and Bartłomiej Witkowski) and Warsaw University of Technology (Grażyna Zofia Żukowska), using integrated methods such as microscopic fibre analysis, Reflectance Transformation Imaging/Polynomial Texture Maps (RTI / PTM), and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF). The C14 analyses were performed at the Poznań Radiocarbon Lab (Tomasz Goslar).PROJECT DETAILSThe Project No. UMO-2018/30/M/HS3/00372 funded by The National Science Centre, Poland, in the framework of the HARMONIA 10 program, hosted by the Faculty of Journalism, Information and Bibliology, Department of Books, and Media History, University of Warsaw, Poland in a partnership with the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes and the Centre de Recherche sur les Civilisations d’Asie Orientale (CRCAO), Paris.Title: Protecting the Kingdom with Tibetan Manuscripts: codicological and historical analysis of the royal Drangsong collection from Mustang, Nepal.Project PI: Agnieszka Helman-WażnyProject co PI: Charles RambleThe aim of this project was to carry out a codicological and text-historical study of a unique collection of manuscripts, named Drangsong, belonging to the Bön religion of Tibet. It is named after the lineage of Bönpo priests in whose house it is kept. The collection, consisting of 340 different items with a total of 3,477 folios, cards, or individual sheets of paper, represents the ritual repertoire of the priests of the kings of Mustang, once a Tibetan kingdom and now a district of Nepal. The manuscripts exemplify the variety of forms, scripts, decorations, materials and other codicological features. The texts have not been used since the priestly line ended in the 1950s or 60s. The value of this collection is twofold: first, the collection was assembled from different parts of Tibet and the Himalaya over six centuries, and offers a rich body of material which can be retrieved by material and codicological analyses that will contribute to our understanding of book and paper making traditions in the region, as well as social aspects of Tibetan manuscript production; and secondly, in terms of its content, it offers a window onto the nature of royal religion in a Tibetan kingdom. These manuscripts were used in rituals for the protection and prosperity of the kingdom of Mustang, its subjects and members of royal lineage; knowledge of the materials and ritual practices involved in the creation of physical objects will help to understand the interaction between religion, patronage and political authority in Tibetan society.DATASET FILESThe dataset contains files:• Drangsong_017.zip (master scans of the manuscript pages with color checker),• Drangsong_017.pdf (containing presentation images of the manuscript pages),• Drangsong_017_Amulet.pdf (contains a protective amulet of indistinct identity)• Drangsong_017_001r.png (manuscript page sample),• Drangsong_017_backlites.zip (back lit samples),• Drangsong_017_fibres.zip (microscopic images),• Drangsong_017_macros.zip (in close-up samples),• Drangsong_017_XRF_analysis.png (X-ray fluorescence spectrometry).DESCRIPTION OF THE MANUSCRIPTDetailed information on writing, materials, format and layout is provided in a Readme.txt file attached to this dataset.

Drangsong 017：无题名

本数据集收录该写本页面的摄影图像。其源自尼泊尔木斯塘地区的皇家Drangsong藏品集合，为其中一部分。编号为Drangsong 017的写本内含一件身份不明的护身咒符。

Drangsong_017.zip压缩包内的文件命名规范如下：Drangsong_017_001.jpg，其中Drangsong_017代表藏品名称与编号，001代表页码，r/v分别对应正面（recto）与反面（verso）。

## Drangsong项目

本数据集所收录的数据由2019至2024年间开展的Drangsong项目成员及合作者共同完成。其中，题名与跋文的翻译工作由Charles Ramble与Naljor Tsering承担；部分文本的转录工作由Nyima Drandul完成。写本的装帧风格、形制与版式，以及纸张类型的特写与显微图像拍摄工作由Agnieszka Helman-Ważny执行。插图说明由Nils Martin撰写；现场摄影记录工作由Thomas Schrom与Rinchen Loden Lama完成。对纸张样本的详细研究与实验室分析由Agnieszka Helman-Ważny与波兰华沙大学考古学研究跨学科实验室（Barbara Wagner、Agata Szubartowska、Alicja Święcicka及Bartłomiej Witkowski）、华沙理工大学（Grażyna Zofia Żukowska）合作开展，采用了显微纤维分析、反射变换成像/多项式纹理映射（Reflectance Transformation Imaging/Polynomial Texture Maps, RTI/PTM）以及X射线荧光光谱法（X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, XRF）等综合研究方法。碳14测年分析由波兰波兹南放射性碳实验室（Tomasz Goslar）完成。

## 项目详情

本项目编号为UMO-2018/30/M/HS3/00372，由波兰国家科学中心在“和谐10”（HARMONIA 10）计划框架下资助，由波兰华沙大学新闻、信息与图书馆学院书籍与媒体史系主持，合作方包括巴黎高等实践学院（Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes）与东方亚洲文明研究中心（Centre de Recherche sur les Civilisations d’Asie Orientale, CRCAO）。

项目名称：《以藏文写本守护王国：尼泊尔木斯塘地区皇家Drangsong藏品的写本学（codicological）与历史分析》

项目首席研究员（PI）：Agnieszka Helman-Ważny

项目联合首席研究员：Charles Ramble

本项目旨在对一批独特的本教（Bön religion）写本藏品Drangsong开展写本学与文本历史研究。该藏品以其保存地的本教祭司传承命名，共计340件不同藏品，总对开页、卡片或单页纸张达3477张，曾是尼泊尔原吐蕃王国木斯塘地区王室祭司的仪式典籍合集。这批写本涵盖了多样的形制、书写体、装饰、材质及其他写本学特征。自20世纪50至60年代祭司传承断绝后，这批文本便再未被使用。

该藏品的价值兼具双重性：其一，该藏品在六个多世纪间从西藏与喜马拉雅地区各处搜集而来，其丰富的实物资料可通过物质与写本学分析得以解读，有助于我们理解该地区的书籍与造纸传统，以及藏文写本制作的社会层面内涵；其二，从内容层面而言，该藏品为了解吐蕃王国的王室宗教风貌提供了窗口。这批写本曾用于为木斯塘王国、其臣民与王室成员祈福护佑的仪式中。对制作实物所涉及的材质与仪式实践的认知，将有助于理解藏区社会中宗教、资助与政治权威之间的互动关系。

## 数据集文件

本数据集包含以下文件：
• Drangsong_017.zip（含带色卡的写本页面高清扫描件）
• Drangsong_017.pdf（含写本页面展示图像）
• Drangsong_017_Amulet.pdf（内含身份不明的护身咒符相关内容）
• Drangsong_017_001r.png（写本页面样本）
• Drangsong_017_backlites.zip（背光拍摄样本）
• Drangsong_017_fibres.zip（显微图像）
• Drangsong_017_macros.zip（特写样本）
• Drangsong_017_XRF_analysis.png（X射线荧光光谱分析结果图像）

## 写本说明

本数据集附带的Readme.txt文件中提供了关于书写、材质、形制与版式的详细信息。