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May 19, 2020
Book Review: Richard Fox, More than Words. Transforming Script, Agency, and Collective Life in Bali.
Richard Fox, More than Words. Transforming Script, Agency, and Collective Life in Bali. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2018, 264 p. ISBN 9781501725357. Writing and […]
March 25, 2020
At present, the world is facing a global pandemic due to the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19). Herewith we express our deep concern and hope that […]
March 13, 2020
Dr Dick van der Meij, DREAMSEA’s Academic Advisor and Liaison Officer was invited to deliver a lecture during the International Symposium on Royal Attire and Civilization […]
February 6, 2020
Many libraries in the world preserve Javanese pawukonmanuscripts containing divinatory calendars based on the Javanese 30 seven-day wukucycle. Collections are found in the National Library of Indonesia in […]
February 6, 2020
Manuscripts are not only about content. The leather bindings, the kinds of paper, and the ink used may tell us stories without words – material talks. […]
February 6, 2020
I Today’s guest blog, highlighting one of the most important Javanese manuscripts from Yogyakartawhich has just been digitised, is by Dr Dick van der Meij from […]
February 6, 2020
In 1927, J.C.F. von Mühlen, the private secretary of Prince Hendrik, the husband of Queen Wilhelmina, donated a beautiful manuscript of the Dewa Ruci to their […]