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Articles by Dick van Der Meij

An enigmatic Javanese manuscript in the British Library: Sĕrat Jaya Lĕngkara, Add 12310

May 5, 2021 Dick van Der Meij 0

One of the crucial problems in philology is deciding whether a manuscript is a new creation or an attempt to create a faithful copy of [Read more…]

Rajah in the Kajeng collection of Balinese manuscripts

March 22, 2021 Dick van Der Meij 0

In Bali, many palm leaf manuscripts (called lontar) contain texts on medicine, black and white magic and almanac divination, or combinations of any of the [Read more…]

Book Review: Richard Fox, More than Words. Transforming Script, Agency, and Collective Life in Bali.

June 2, 2020 Dick van Der Meij 0

Writing  and  letters  in  Bali  are  not  just  ways  to  transmit,  preserve  and disseminate  ideas  and  simple  or  complex  messages  and  literature.  In  Bali, writing [Read more…]

“Illustrated Manuscripts from Yogyakarta and the Attire the Figures on the Illustrations Wear”

June 2, 2020 Dick van Der Meij 0

Dr Dick van der Meij, DREAMSEA’s Academic Advisor and Liaison Officer was invited to deliver a lecture during the International Symposium on Royal Attire and [Read more…]

Gods, birds, and trees; Variation in illustrated Javanese pawukon manuscripts

June 2, 2020 Dick van Der Meij 0

Many libraries in the world preserve Javanese pawukonmanuscripts containing divinatory calendars based on the Javanese 30 seven-day wukucycle. Collections are found in the National Library of Indonesia [Read more…]

The Ricklefs collection at Leiden University Libraries. Some material features

June 2, 2020 Dick van Der Meij 0

Manuscripts are not only about content. The leather bindings, the kinds of paper, and the ink used may tell us stories without words – material [Read more…]

Javanese poetics and canto indicators: Jaya Lengkara Wulang (MSS Jav 24)

June 2, 2020 Dick van Der Meij 0

Today’s guest blog, highlighting one of the most important Javanese manuscripts from Yogyakartawhich has just been digitised, is by Dr Dick van der Meij from [Read more…]

Made for a Prince, Given to a Princess: An Illustrated Javanese Manuscript of the Dewa Ruci

June 2, 2020 Dick van Der Meij 0

In 1927, J.C.F. von Mühlen, the private secretary of Prince Hendrik, the husband of Queen Wilhelmina, donated a beautiful manuscript of the Dewa Ruci to [Read more…]

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