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.
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Title
The manuscripts of the Kraton Yogyakarta, Jayasemadi
Available in Other Form
Microfilm version: Manuscripts of the Kraton Yogyakarta. 1797-[193-?]
Note
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)
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Restricted to scholarly or research purposes.
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.
Source of Description
Microfilm version record.
Available in Other Form
Microfilm version: Manuscripts of the Kraton Yogyakarta. 1797-[193-?]
