19. Mongolian chronicle. 1835

The Mongolian chronicle is a manuscript that i.a. contains the story of the introduction of Buddhism in Mongolia. The work is primarily of great value because it is written in a uniquely attractive style. It is, moreover, a fine example of a typical Mongolian manuscript.

The manuscript is purchased by professor Kaare Grønbech in Tsakhar, Central Mongolia on the Second Central Asian Expedition 1938-1939 in which also Henning Haslund-Christensen and Werner Jacobsen took part. The expedition returned with a Mongolian book collection for The Royal Library, about 2,000 items of ethnographica for the National Museum as well as music recordings for the National Folklore Collection.

The manuscript is on rice paper and stitched.