Prayers; Islamic Theology; Local Customs; Islamic Jurisprudence
Copyist:
Anonymous
Begin Year Date:
1850
End Year Date:
1900
Script:
Arabic; Pegon
Writing support:
Tree bark paper
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
Yes
Manuscript cover dimension:
24 x 18 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
24 x 18 cm
Text block dimension:
18 x 12 cm
Number of pages:
268 pages
Number of blank pages:
4 pages
Rubrication?:
Yes
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
The manuscript contains several texts including prayers, local customs of earthquakes, sermons, sexual knowledge in Javanese, Islamic theology, Islamic jurisprudence, and the story of prophet Yusuf written in Javanese poems.
Other notes:
The covers have gone missing and the papers stick to each other so that care is needed to separate them. Some texts has become lost because of damage. There is an illustration of the journey of people after death after the Last Day.