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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0058 00026

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/622781

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Cirebon (Jawa Barat)

Name of collection:

Private Collection of Makrifat Iman

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Astrology

Copyist:

Anonymous

Begin Year Date:

1800

End Year Date:

1900

Script:

Jawi

Writing support:

European paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

19 cm x 15 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

19 cm x 15 cm

Text block dimension:

12.5 cm x 11.5 cm

Number of pages:

10 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text is a divination manual to predict a person's physical being and character in Malay culture.

Other notes:

The manuscript is in bad condition, the spine has broken, and some pages have become detached from the binding. The manuscript is incomplete as the beginning and end are missing. Page 1r to 2r are decorated with circular symbols in a table related to Arabic characters and numerals.

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Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

[Kitab Perbintangan (1)]

Item 1 - Title in English script:

[Astrological Horoscope (1)]

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Malay