Palm Leaf Manuscript Book Coral Necklace All strung on sturdy

All strung on sturdy

Elasticised stringing for a seamless look

This ornate style of metalwork is called an ildirgitch

These colour graduated emeralds are of every imaginable shade of green

Palm Leaf Manuscript Book Coral Necklace All strung on sturdyPalm leaf book, 19th century CE. Burma. Palm leaf, pigment and wood, lacquer and 24k gold gilding. Called a parabaik, the book contains hundreds of leaves bound by two flat woven cords between a pair of lacquered protective wood covers. The cord allows the owner to bind the leaves together when in storage to keep their flattened shape. These manuscripts are religious texts made for use in Hindu Buddhist monasteries. The writing was made by impressing