The preface says this work was written by a Thai government official named Tri Amattayakun (born 2451 BE <span style="font-size:90%;">[1908/09 CE]</span>; year of death unknown) at the behest of the Fine Arts Department.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Fine_Arts_Department" class="extiw" title="w:en:Fine Arts Department"><span title="department of the Ministry of Culture, Thailand">Fine Arts Department</span></a>
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กรมศิลปากร. (๒๔๙๔). <i>นำชมหอสมุดดำรงราชานุภาพ</i>. พระนคร: โรงพิมพ์การพิมพ์พาณิชย์.