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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0031 00001
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/540208
Country:
Indonesia
City (Province):
Malang (Jawa Timur)
Name of collection:
Private Collection of Lulut Edi Santoso
Right to Left?:
Yes
Current Status:
In situ
Subject matter:
Literature
Begin Year Date:
1800
End Year Date:
1900
Place of copying:
Malang
Script:
Pegon
Writing support:
European Paper
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
Yes
Manuscript cover dimension:
19.5 x 16 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
19 x 16 cm
Text block dimension:
15 x 11.5 cm
Number of pages:
284 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
This narrative poem tells of the hero Jayengrana and is part of the Amir Hamzah cycle. Amir Hamza is an imaginary figure based on the historical figure of Hamzah, the uncle of the Prophet MuḼammad.
Other notes:
The damaged covers are made of carton covered with fabric. On the first page are two stamps with the text Petinggi Desa Boemiajoe (Head of the Village of Bumiayu), Gadang Malang. At the start and at the end are some notes in Javanese script. The text is a poem written in Javanese tembang macapat verse. The text is written with the use of diacritics.

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Layang Wong Agung Jayengrana
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The story of the Exalted Jayengrana
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Javanese
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