[Christmas card with Pala script, 11th Century A.D.] – Historic Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic print captures [Christmas card with Pala script, 11th Century A.D.] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Christmas card with Pala script, 11th Century A.D.]
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A holiday greeting set in Pala script gives this card an unusual mix of Christmas custom and ancient calligraphy. The Pala dynasty ruled much of eastern India, including Bengal and parts of Bihar, for several centuries, and its scribes produced many Buddhist manuscripts in this script, whose letterforms are the ancestors of the modern Bengali alphabet. Printed in 1967, the card shows how a centuries-old writing system could be adapted to a modern seasonal greeting.
| Medium | 1 print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [1967] |
| Subjects | Pala language--1960-1970. Writing--India--1960-1970. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,701 × 3,777 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220394 |
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