The manuscripts of the Kraton Yogyakarta.

The ca. 450 Widya Budaya mss. include works of general interest such as literature, history, genealogy, religion, arts, etc. With a few exceptions, most notably a Koran from 1797, these mss. were copied in the 19th and early 20th cent. The ca. 250 Krida Mardawa mss. are on dance, music, and wayang (...

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OCLC:16182618
Main Author: Hamengku Buwono IX, Sultan of Yogyakarta, 1912-1988 (Author)
Corporate Authors: Kraton Yogyakarta, Kraton Yogyakarta. Kawedanan Ageng Punakawan Widya Budaya, Kraton Yogyakarta. Kawedanan Ageng Punakawan Krida Mardawa, Proyek Mikrofilm Kraton Yogyakarta (Indonesia)
Other Authors: Lindsay, Jennifer, 1951-
Language:Javanese
Published: 1797-[193-?]
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Related Items:Online version: Manuscripts of the Kraton Yogyakarta.
Global Resources Program:Southeast Asia Materials Project (SEAM)
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Monograph Microform

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Summary:The ca. 450 Widya Budaya mss. include works of general interest such as literature, history, genealogy, religion, arts, etc. With a few exceptions, most notably a Koran from 1797, these mss. were copied in the 19th and early 20th cent. The ca. 250 Krida Mardawa mss. are on dance, music, and wayang (wong and gedhog). The majority were copied in the 1920s and 1930s.
Item Description:Title derived from catalog t.p.
Originals held by the Sultan of Yogyakarta, Hamengkubuwana IX, at the Kraton Yogyakarta. Master negatives and copyright held by the National Archives of Indonesia. Duplicate working copies of the films held by the Museum Negeri Sono Budoyo (Yogyakarta), the National Library of Indonesia (Jakarta), the Fisher Library of the University of Sidney, the Menzies Library of the Australian National University (Canberra), and, as part of the Southeast Asia Microforms Project (SEAM)--collection, the Center for Research Libraries (Chicago)
Physical Description:approximately 700 mss.