via Vietnam Times, 18 March 2023: The Vietnam Museum Of Ethnology in Hanoi is home to a unique collection of palm leaf books collected from Laos, Myanmar, and Indonesia. This is a unique way of storing texts, dating back to the 5th century BC in the Indian subcontinent, then spreading to Southeast Asia
Palm-leaf manuscripts are manuscripts made out of dried palm leaves. Their use began in South Asia and spread to other regions, as texts on dried and smoke-treated palm leaves of the Palmyra palm or the talipot palm. The practice continued until the 19th century when printing presses replaced hand-written manuscripts.
Vietnam Museum Of Ethnology in Hanoi is home to a unique collection of palm leaf books collected from Laos, Myanmar, and Indonesia. This is a unique way of storing texts, dating back to the 5th century BC in the Indian subcontinent, then spreading to Southeast Asia.
Source: Pages of the Past: Ancient Leaf Books Displayed In Hanoi | Vietnam Times
