[RAS Raffles Java 31] Niti Praja (Kawi)

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ca. 1800?
Javanese
26 x 19.5 cm

167 pages, same binding as most other Raffles Java manuscripts. This MS contains seventeen moralistic texts of varying length written by different copyists. ff.3v-4r are the opening pages and the page numbering in pencil starts (pp. 1-2) on the top corners. On the pp.5-6, the text running in 7 lines, forms a square shape with inner and outer lines. From each side of the square a triangle is drawn, altogether shaping a diamond form. This form is within a square frame. On the pp.7-166, the text runs in 15 lines and 7 lines on the last page (p.167) (cf. Ricklefs, Voorhoeve & Gallop 2014:81-82; Drewes 1977:199).