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MSS Jav 28
- Record Id:
- 032-002356055
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002356055
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000094.0x000079
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MSS Jav 28
- Title:
- Serat Selarasa
- Scope & Content:
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Sela Rasa.
Dated 24 Sapar AJ. 1731 [4 June A.D. 1804].
The original owner of the MS is noted at the top of the first page: punika sĕrat kagunganipun nyonya Sakebĕr [gezaghebber, or perhaps Madame Schaber of Surabaya].
Javanese language and script. In verse; 41 cantos.
The text is distinguished by many fine polychrome wayang-style illustrations throughout, with an elaborate frontispiece.
Mackenzie received the MS from Rothenbühler at Surabaya in Feb. 1812. In origin, format, and style it is identical to MSS Jav. 68.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002356055", "parent" : "#", "text" : "MSS Jav 28: Serat Selarasa" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002356055
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002356055
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 148 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=MSS_Jav_28 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Javanese
- Scripts:
- Javanese
- Start Date:
- 1804
- End Date:
- 1804
- Date Range:
- 4 Jun 1804
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 310 x 200 mm.
Dutch paper, watermarks: 'J Honig & Zoonen', 'J H & Z', 'ProPatria'; well-thumbed. 19 lines per page; black ink with gold highlights.
Modern half-calf binding.
- Custodial History:
- The original owner of the MS is noted at the top of the first page: punika serat kagunganipun nyonya Sakeber [gezaghebber, or perhaps Madame Schaber of Surabaya]. Col. Colin Mackenzie received the MS from Rothenbühler at Surabaya in Feb. 1812.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Mackenzie 1822 Collection
- Information About Copies:
- Mackenzie 1822 collection 28 pt.1 (Blagden 1916: 27) is an English translation of this MS.
- Publications:
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M.C. Ricklefs and P. Voorhoeve, Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977), p.61;
Annabel Teh Gallop with Bernard Arps, Golden letters: writing traditions of Indonesia (London: British Library; Jakarta: Lontar, 1991), pp.88-89.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)