Detail View: Palm Leaf Manuscripts: Palm Leaf Manuscripts
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Identifier:
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exws_PalmBook01_002
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Manuscript Identifier:
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Palm Leaf MS 01
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Title:
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Palm Leaf Manuscript 1, back cover
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Alternative Title:
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Palm Leaf MS 01, back cover
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Origin Date:
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between 1800 and 1925
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Origin Location:
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Bali (Indonesia : Province)
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Description:
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Back cover of a small Balinese palm leaf manuscript (lontar) displaying etched images from a retelling of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. View shows the back 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.
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Extent:
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7 leaves
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Subject:
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Manuscripts, Balinese
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Subject:
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Epic literature, Indic
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Subject:
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Epic poetry, Balinese
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Subject:
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Hindu mythology
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Subject:
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Valmiki--Adaptations
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Subject:
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Valmiki. Ramayana
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Subject:
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Illustrations
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Subject:
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Palm-leaf manuscripts
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Language:
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ban
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Material:
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palm leaf (material)
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Binding:
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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.
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Collection:
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Palm Leaf Manuscripts
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Is Part Of:
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Palm Leaf MS 01, Western Michigan University Special Collections
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Publisher:
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Western Michigan University
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Date-Issued:
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2024
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Type:
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Text
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Format:
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image/tiff
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Rights Statement:
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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Rights Status:
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No Copyright - United States.
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Access Rights:
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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.
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