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...wonder book, combining holy writ with popular ideas on political and natural science. On the outside of each volume in addition to the insciption in the inscrutable and original Tibetan, are a number of small swatches of brilliantly colored, oriental cloth, which carry some mystic meaning to the rare cognoscentus...

Author: By Peter E. Quint, | Title: Houghton Collection Provides Treasure Trove for Scholars | 2/12/1959 | See Source »

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