György Kara (descr.): The Mongol and Manchu Manuscripts and Blockprints in the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The Mongol Collection
temdeglegsen Sastir. Kitad Mongyol udq-a-yin toli bicig . edeger-i darumallaju amui: The verso bears the bilingual emblem of the editors. Chinggis Khan's story from RaSipungsuy's Crystal Garland and from InjannaSi's Blue Book, see J. Krueger in Collectanea mongolica, p. 11, no. 4. Pages 4-23: on Chinggis Khan's virtues; his brothers and their share in the empire, the shares of his companions Boyorői, Muquli, Boroyul, Siri qutuy [= Sigi qutuqu], Ğuu mergen, etc. Mong. 18 The Life of Chinggis Khan the Majestic Typeset book in Chinese fascicle form published by the Mongyol Bicig-ün Qoriy-a in 1927, the 2nd edition of a 1925 print. [5]+96 ff., 15.9 : 27.0 cm, height of the space between the thick lines of the double-lined frame: = 20 cm; 11 lines/page; Chinese pagination. Printed in red (the preface), brown, blue (the illustrations), and black (ff. 1-96), also in gold (title, etc. on the covers). Marked N and Г before vowels, Manchu-type -'y- for -yy-, S for final s, also marked § before i; Manchu Y. Title in gold on the dark bluish grey cover with dragon-and-pearl frame: Boyda Ónggis qayan-u ädig . The same title preceeded by the initial sign ® appears printed in black on f. la after the preface. Preface on ff. [la-3a] inc.: OroSil . yajarun bömbörcig-ün ayudam dörben tib-ün yeke-tür ulus ayimay olantan bui . jegtin yeke usun-u sang-un dumdadu yool-i ejilegsen Ajiy-a ulus metü yeke anu çöken, etc., f. [За]: ... enekü Mongyolcud-dayan ijayur ündüsü-ben uqaju medekü-yin toli bolyán . egüride umtaril ügei suryal soyul-i dayaju mördöküy-yin dürim kemjiy-e bolyán öggüged eng terigün-ü metü elbeg cigiray manduju . erdem suryal ulam delgerekü-yin ündüsün . bayiyulun ögkü-i gün-e sitüjü orosil bolyán bicibei . Dumdadu arad ulus-un ulaycin taulai jilün yurban sardu [!] Qaracin-u Temgetü Neyislel qotan-a bicibei . F. [2b]: drawing printed in brown: three Mongol women with baskets for gathering dry dung fuel. Illustrations, with Chinese marginal mark xiang "image", f. [la] in blue: Chinggis Khan's portrait with legend; f. [lb] in blue: photograph of the banner tuysiilde with explanation of qara sülde\ f. [2a] in black: a drawing of Őnggis qayan-u cirig-iin kür iye and the map of the ongyon in the Jasay wang-un qosiyun of Ordos; f. [2b]: photograph of Ejen qoriyan, ongyon-u ger, with explanation. Ff. la-96a, with Mongolian and Chinese marginal titles: Őnggis qayan-u ädig, Chengjisi han zhuan; black print; ff. Ia-62b8, printed in black frame, text from the Anonymous Altan tobä, inc.: erkin bodisung-naıun törölten-i • 39
