186

GDC Mong Q1 : 3

ET_763/2-6

Xyl., Manchu-Mongolian biglotte, Chinese double-leaved book, 17,8 : 26,5 cm; 5 volumes: (1) 72 p., (2) 64 p.; (3) 120 p., (4) 124 p., (5) 99 p., different number of lines, right margin r: Manchu marginal title followed by different Manchu marginal titles denoting subject matters and Chinese pagination, left margin v: Mongolian marginal title followed by different Mongolian marginal titles denoting subject matters and Chinese pagination. The five volumes are kept in a cardboard case covered with blue fabric, with the volume number and the volumes contained on the front in Mongolian: ded toγtui […]¹jirγuduγar doloduγar naimaduγar yisüdüger arbaduγar debter bui. The collector has labelled the volumes in an incorrect order: ET 763/2 contains book 18, ET 763/3 contains book 20, ET 763/4 contains book 19, ET 763/5 contains book 17, and ET 763/6 contains book 16. The front and back cover of the individual volumes bear a Chinese seal; the cardboard case is in bad condition; incomplete.