Bookcases in Ganden Monastery
1998.285.678 (Lantern Slide)
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Key Information
Photographer
Lt Col R. S. Kennedy?
Collection
Sir Charles Bell
Date of Photo
August 15th or 16th 1921
Region
Lhasa Area > Ganden
Accession number
1998.285.678
Image Dimensions
81 x 81 mm
Further Information
Photographic Process
Lantern Slide
Date Acquired
Donated 1983
Donated by
St Antony's College, Oxford
Expedition
Sir Charles Bell's Mission to Lhasa 1920-21
Revised Photographer
Lt Col R. S. Kennedy?
Previous Catologue Number
L.211
Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number
BL.P.428
Related Collections
British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections
Published
'Tibet Past & Present', Sir Charles Bell, Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1924 [view list of illustrations]
Manual Catalogues -
Manual Catalogues - Bell's List of Illustrations entry: "[No. of chapter] XL. [Subject of Chapter] The Language [Subject of Illustration] P.428 (a) Part of one of the bookcases in Ganden Monastery. The books contain the Buddhist scriptures. [Where placed - book page] I. 152 [Remarks] L.211"
Contemporary Publication -
Contemporary Publication - Published in 'Tibet Past & Present', Bell, C. A., Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924, facing p.152:"A part of a Tibetan Library. The white silk labels give the titles of the books"
Other Information - Cultural Background
Other Information - Cultural Background: Bell and Kennedy arrived for a short visit to Ganden Monastery on August 15th 1921. Bell comments in his diary that this is an auspicious day on which to visit, being the 8th day of the Tibetan month, the other two being the 15th and last days [Diary Vol. X, pp. 7 - 16] [MS 25/02/2006]
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Bookcases in Ganden Monastery"
05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum.
<http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.285.678.html>.
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