Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 990 Item 18: Balinese Rāmāyaṇa
University of Pennsylvania
2024-01-03
2024-01-03
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Vertical margins and center hole marked with decorative etched border.
Title supplied by cataloger.
6 leaves.
6 leaves foliated 1-6, upper right recto.
Formerly housed as Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2984.
Palm leaves supported by wooden boards.
3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206
University of Pennsylvania
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Ms. Coll. 990 Item 18
9976890443503681
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/988027110
https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p35d8nv56
Balinese palm leaf manuscript (lontar) displaying beautifully etched images with short associated text connected to the Balinese retelling of the Hindu epic the Rāmāyaṇa and having regional artistic and literary influences.
In Balinese
Balinese Rāmāyaṇa
palm leaf
1 item (5 leaves) : 4 x 37 cm
circa 1700-1850
Epic literature, Indic
Epic literature, Indic
Epic poetry, Balinese
Epic poetry, Balinese
Poems
Drawings (visual works)
Manuscripts, Balinese
Manuscripts
Manuscripts
Manuscripts, Balinese
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