COLLECTION NAME:
Palm Leaf Manuscripts
Record
Identifier:
exws_PalmBook01_001
Manuscript Identifier:
Palm Leaf MS 01
Title:
Palm Leaf Manuscript 1, front cover
Alternative Title:
Palm Leaf MS 01, front cover
Origin Date:
between 1800 and 1925
Origin Location:
Bali (Indonesia : Province)
Description:
Front cover of a small Balinese palm leaf manuscript (lontar) displaying etched images from a retelling of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. View shows the front bamboo cover incised with a burned stick, and illustrated with geomentric designs. Also shows Chinese bronze coins attached to a cord running through a hole in the center margins of each leaf.
Extent:
7 leaves
Subject:
Manuscripts, Balinese
Subject:
Epic literature, Indic
Subject:
Epic poetry, Balinese
Subject:
Hindu mythology
Subject:
Valmiki--Adaptations
Subject:
Valmiki. Ramayana
Subject:
Palm-leaf manuscripts
Language:
ban
Material:
palm leaf (material)
Binding:
Bundle of seven leaves, fastened together with a string running through the center margin of each leaf. At the end of each side of the string are Chinese coins. Leaves are cased in two heavy wooden covers at the front and back.
Collection:
Palm Leaf Manuscripts
Is Part Of:
Palm Leaf MS 01, Western Michigan University Special Collections
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Date-Issued:
2024
Type:
Text
Format:
image/tiff
Rights Statement:
Rights Status:
No Copyright - United States.
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University Library and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by Special Collections at Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.
Palm Leaf Manuscripts
