An Islamic Javanese Text from Kuningan, West Java
A manuscript in the collection of Iim Abdurrohim from the Lengkong area in Kuningan, West Java has attracted my attention. This manuscript was digitised in [Read more…]
The Writings of Sultan ‘Aydrūs: King, Sufi and Intellectual from Buton
The names Muḥammad ‘Aydrūs Qā’im al-Dīn ibn Badr al-Dīn al-Buṭūnī, Sultan Muḥammad ʿAydarūs, Sultan Muhammad Idrus Kaimuddin, La Ode Muhammad Idrus Qaimuddin, and La Ode [Read more…]
Shifting Landscapes: Remapping the Writing Traditions of Islamic Southeast Asia through Digitisation
ABSTRACT Studies of the languages and literatures of the Malay world of Nusantara have long been shaped by thecollections of manuscripts held in western institutions, [Read more…]
Book Review: Richard Fox, More than Words. Transforming Script, Agency, and Collective Life in Bali.
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…]
Global Pandemic, It’s Time to Read Old Manuscripts from Home!
At present, the world is facing a global pandemic due to the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19). Herewith we express our deep concern and hope [Read more…]
“Illustrated Manuscripts from Yogyakarta and the Attire the Figures on the Illustrations Wear”
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
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
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)
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
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…]