化依促人樓材科

This manuscript has no internal cover title for the first text. The given title is for the title on the outer cover.

External cover title: 化依促人樓材科. [huayi curen loucai ke].

Small ceremony to make clothes for the ancestors, especially for the new/recent ancestors. Instructions to teach the butler – dong nyang - that will take care of the new Ancestors. This books contains the rules to follow: Moral rules, working rules, etc. Zan cai lou: Instructions to build and open the eyes of the house of the Ancestors for the secondary death ritual. It contains instructions so this house has everything in the three levels. It says what the new ancestors are getting as gifts and ritual payments. These gifts include the horse for the ancestors so they can freely travel the skies.

Custodial history: Private collection.

Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 51 folios.

Chinese era name (regnal year): 咸豐六年四月抄完.