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MSS Jav 89
- Record Id:
- 032-002356054
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002356054
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000094.0x000078
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MSS Jav 89
- Title:
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Serat Damar Wulan
- Scope & Content:
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MS begins with the accession of the daughter of Brawijaya (Kusuma Kancana Wungu) to the throne of Majapahit.
Javanese language and script. Dated Jumahat-Manis, 9 Rabingulawal, no year given.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002356054", "parent" : "#", "text" : "MSS Jav 89: Serat Damar Wulan" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002356054
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002356054
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 215 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=MSS_Jav_89 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Javanese
- Scripts:
- Javanese
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 255 x 200 mm. 14 lines per page, black ink with gold highlights; different hand from f.204. Dutch paper, watermarks 'JH &Z' (f.161), 'J. Honig' (f.177); pages stained and well-thumbed, indicating heavy use. Profusely illustrated with lively and vigorous illustrations in colours and gold.
Binding: Modern full leather binding (one original dark brown leather board, with stamped ornamental frames and medallions, is stored alongside the MS in the box).
- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by Lt.-Col. Raban, former Resident of Cirebon, 20 January 1815.
- Publications:
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M.C. Ricklefs and P. Voorhoeve, Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977), p.71; Annabel Teh Gallop with Bernard Arps, Golden letters: writing traditions of Indonesia (London: British Library; Jakarta: Lontar, 1991), p.87.
L.M. Coster-Wijsman, ‘Illustrations in a Javanese manuscript’, Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 1953, 109 (2): 153-163; 'Editorial note', Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 1953, 109 (3): 276.
- Exhibitions:
- Golden Letters: Writing Traditions of Indonesia, National Library of Indonesia, Jakarta, September 1991
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)