Palm leaf manuscript in Sinhala

[Sri Lanka, 1800. Buddhist manuscript of uncertain completeness, 2.5 x 23 in., 26 leaves, each page consisting of 7 or 8 lines of text; painted wooden covers; boards rubbed, binding string perished, some edgewear affecting text, good. From the James J. Hill Library. Palm leaf manuscripts were the standard form of book in South East Asia for most of its history up until modern times. Palm leaves as straightened, dried, etched, and ink is rubbed into the etching to produce the text. The subject of this manuscript is religious, though we were unable to source the text.