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1715. A very valuable work, of which apparently only one 

 other copy, on yellow paper, exists in Europe. 



4.' P'ien tzu lei pien, a concordance of two-character phrases 

 in literature, compiled under Imperial orders by Chang T'ing- 

 yii and others, with a preface by the Emperor Yung Cheng. 

 120 vols. 1726. 



5. Huang ch'ao li ch'i t'u shih, a profusely illustrated 

 account of all objects connected with the ceremonies and 

 rituals of the present Manchu dynasty, compiled under Imperial 

 orders by a commission headed by Chiang P'u. 1766. A Palace 

 edition, beautifully printed on white paper. 



6. The 24 Dynastic Histories, from B.C. 2697 to A.D. 1643. 

 540 vols. 187l-lb87. 



Hebrew MS8.—1. The Canon of Avicenna, vol. 1, in the 

 Hebrew version made in 1279 by Nathan ham-Meathi, finely 

 written on vellum. XVth century. 



2. The Tur Orah Hayyim of Joseph Karo, with commen- 

 taries by previously unknown Yemenite writers. XVIII- 

 XlXth century. 



Lolo MSS.^1. A collection of 31 MSS. bearing on the 

 folklore, religion, etc., of the Lolo tribes of Southern China. 



. Manchu and Chinese Printed Book. — 1. An abstract of 

 Chu Hsi's system of philosophy as set forth in his Chin Ssii 

 Lu, in 15 parts. 1675. 



Mongolian MS. — 1. The official diary of the Court of the 

 Emperor T*ung Chih, in the Mongolian version. Vols. 362-4 

 (for 1874). A Palace copy. 



Persian MSS. — 1. The Fire Romances of Nizami, with 

 miniatures of the finest style bearing the names of Bihzad, the 

 favourite artist of the Emperor Babar, MTrak, etc. About 

 1500 A.D. 



2. Javami' al-hikayat, historical anecdotes b}?" 'Auf I (circa 

 1228 A.D.). XlVth century. 



3. A treatise on the theology of the HurufT sect. XVIIth 

 century. 



4. Safinah i Sulaimani, a narrative by Muhammad B^abr b. 

 Muh. Ibrahim of the embassy of Muhammad Husain Beg from 

 the Shah of Persia, Sulaiman Safavi, to the King of Siam in A.D. 

 1685-87. Copied circa 1700. No other copy appears to be 

 known. 



Sanskrit MSS. — 1. Ashta-sahasrika Prajna-paramita, a 

 canonical treatise on the philosophy of Northern Buddhism, 

 finely written in the ancient Northern character on 337 palm- 

 leaf folios, with four good miniatures. Dated in the 15th 

 year of Gopala Deva (probably Gopala II. of the Pala dynasty, 

 circa 1000 A.D.). 



