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EAP450/1/2
- Record Id:
- 040-002750049
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002750040
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022826927.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP450/1/2
- Title:
- Compendium of religious texts [mid 19th century]
- Scope & Content:
- Description: Contains a variety of texts. Many seem to be theological in nature. Also included are two pages written in Javanese, the first evidence that the language was still known or at least copied in the 19th century.Some illustrations, different textures of paper and handwriting – may have been bound late as a compendium. Extent and format of original material: 272 page long manuscript. Physical characteristics of original material: 21.2x16.3.2. clear text, paper slightly faded, some pages stained, some torn. Complete pages torn off in a few places.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Manuscripts of the Sri Lankan Malays
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002750040
040-002750049 - Is part of:
- EAP450/1 : B.D.K Saldin Collection of Malay Manuscripts [mid 19th century]
EAP450/1/2 : Compendium of religious texts [mid 19th century] - Hierarchy:
- 032-002750040[0002]/040-002750049
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP450/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- complete manuscript. 272 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP450-1-2
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Javanese
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1830
- End Date:
- 1870
- Date Range:
- Mid 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
- B.D.K Saldin got book from his father upon his death in 1955. Assumes that it belonged to his grandfather, but books were never discussed in the family.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material remains with the owner B.D.K Saldin
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)