Drangsong 162: ’O ma’i rgya mtsho phyag len rtsis pa thig mar ’phreng legs so//

Drangsong 162: ’O ma’i rgya mtsho phyag len rtsis pa thig mar ’phreng legs so//This dataset contains photographs of the manuscript pages with handwritten text. It is a part of the royal Drangsong collection from Mustang, Nepal.The manuscript Drangsong 162 contains a manual concerning tormas for offerings and the arrangement of objects during certain rituals. It is composed of 1 folio. File naming convention within Drangsong_ 162.zip archive:  Drangsong_162_001r.jpgDrangsong_162 → 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 École Pratique des Hautes Études and the Centre de recherche sur les civilisations de l'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-Ważny [e-mail] 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_162.zip (master scans of the manuscript pages with color checker),• Drangsong_162.pdf (containing presentation images of the manuscript pages),• Drangsong_162_001r.png (manuscript page sample),• Drangsong_162_backlites.zip (backlit samples),• Drangsong_162_macros.zip (in close-up samples),• Drangsong_162_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 162: ’O ma’i rgya mtsho phyag len rtsis pa thig mar ’phreng legs so//本数据集包含带手写文本的手稿书页影像，为尼泊尔穆斯坦地区皇家Drangsong藏文手稿典藏的一部分。Drangsong 162号手稿为一部仪式手册，内容涉及供祭朵玛（tormas）及特定仪式中的器物陈设，仅包含1张对开页。

Drangsong_162.zip压缩包内的文件命名规则如下：Drangsong_162_001r.jpg；其中Drangsong_162为典藏名称与编号，001为页码，r/v分别代表正面（recto）与反面（verso）。

## Drangsong项目
本数据集相关数据由2019-2024年间开展的Drangsong项目成员及合作者共同完成：标题与题跋的翻译由Charles Ramble与Naljor Tsering负责，精选文本转录由Nyima Drandul完成；手稿装帧风格、形制、版式及纸张类型的特写与显微影像记录由Agnieszka Helman-Ważny完成；插图说明由Nils Martin撰写；原位摄影文档拍摄由Thomas Schrom与Rinchen Loden Lama完成。纸张样品的详细研究与实验室分析由Agnieszka Helman-Wazny联合华沙大学考古计量研究跨学科实验室（Barbara Wagner、Agata Szubartowska、Alicja Święcicka及Bartłomiej Witkowski）与华沙理工大学（Grażyna Zofia Żukowska）开展，采用的整合分析方法包括显微纤维分析、反射变换成像/多项式纹理映射（RTI / PTM）及X射线荧光光谱法（XRF）。碳14（C14）测年分析由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于HARMONIA 10计划框架下资助，承办方为波兰华沙大学新闻、信息与图书馆学院图书与媒体历史系，合作方包括巴黎高等实践研究院（École Pratique des Hautes Études）与巴黎东亚文明研究中心（CRCAO）。
项目标题：《以藏文手稿守护王国：尼泊尔穆斯坦地区皇家Drangsong典藏的写本学与历史分析》
项目负责人：Agnieszka Helman-Ważny，邮箱：[e-mail]
项目联合负责人：Charles Ramble

本项目旨在对隶属于西藏本教的独特Drangsong手稿典藏开展写本学与文本历史研究。该典藏以其保管所在的本教祭司世系命名，共包含340件藏品，总计3477张对开页、卡片或独立纸张，完整呈现了曾为西藏王国、今为尼泊尔行政区的穆斯坦地区王室祭司的仪式仪轨体系。这批手稿涵盖了多样的形制、书写字体、装饰手法、材质及其他写本学特征。自20世纪50至60年代该祭司世系终结以来，这批文本便再未被使用。本典藏的价值兼具双重维度：其一，该典藏历经六个世纪从西藏与喜马拉雅地区各处搜集汇聚而来，其丰富的实物资料可通过材质与写本学分析得以解读，将有助于学界理解该地区的书籍与造纸传统，以及藏文手稿生产的社会面向；其二，从内容层面而言，该典藏为了解西藏王国的王室宗教本质提供了重要窗口。这批手稿曾被用于为穆斯坦王国、其臣民与王室成员祈福护佑的仪式之中，而对其制作所涉材质与仪式实践的认知，将有助于理解藏地社会中宗教、赞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_162.zip（含带色卡的手稿书页高清扫描件）
• Drangsong_162.pdf（含手稿书页展示影像）
• Drangsong_162_001r.png（手稿书页示例）
• Drangsong_162_backlites.zip（透光扫描样品）
• Drangsong_162_macros.zip（微距拍摄样品）
• Drangsong_162_XRF_analysis.png（X射线荧光光谱分析结果图）

## 手稿说明
本数据集附带的Readme.txt文件中包含关于书写、材质、形制与版式的详细信息。