COLLECTION NAME:
Palm Leaf Manuscripts
Record
Identifier:
exws_PalmBook01_005
Manuscript Identifier:
Palm Leaf MS 01
Title:
Palm Leaf Manuscript 1, text and decorative covers
Alternative Title:
Palm Leaf MS 01, text and decorative covers
Origin Date:
between 1800 and 1925
Origin Location:
Bali (Indonesia : Province)
Description:
Text of a small Balinese palm leaf manuscript (lontar). The text is written in two columns of two lines. On the reverse side are the illustrations supporting the text. View also features the "front" or "top" decorative cover of the manuscript. Along the left side of each leaf is a symbol, the Balinese numberals one through 6. Following the Balinese numberal 1 is a Balinese punctuation mark Romanized as "carik agung".
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.
Description of Hands:
Text is written in a Balinese script, two lines in either side of the center margins, on seven palm leaves.
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
