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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0087 00001

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/791499

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Indramayu (Jawa Barat)

Name of collection:

Private Collection of Karyudi

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Almanac; Prayers; Divination

Copyist:

Anonymous

Begin Year Date:

1950

End Year Date:

1970

Script:

Javanese

Writing support:

Lined Paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

20 x 16.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

20.5 x 16 cm

Text block dimension:

18 x 14 cm

Number of pages:

56 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The manuscript contains an almanac to divinate auspicious and inauspicious dates, finding the right marriage partner, mantras, prayers for a good rice harvest and divinations based on the Hijriah calendar.

Other notes:

The ink is starting to fade because of moisture and each page has water stains. The manuscript is still legible. On the cover is written “Buku Harian Penanggalan” (Almanac).

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Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

[Primbon]

Item 1 - Title in English script:

[Javanese Almanac]

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Javanese