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small cursive Surakarta script. Vide: Bran- des’ Description, cod. 8766 (with a list of initial lines of cantos); cat. Juynboll II, p. 6; cat. Engelmann p. 160, no VI. NBS 7 — B-30.941 21 x 33 cm 154 p. 14 x 26 cm Javanese 20 lines Brata Yuda, epic poem in macapat metres, 69 cantos, parallel text of cod. NBS 6, with elaborate Dutch title, mentioning Paku Buwana III as patron of Yasadipura. Originally: Gericke collection: cf. cod. 8995 II; neat small quadratic Surakarta script. Vide: Brandes’ Description, cod. 8766 (with a list of initial lines of cantos); cat. Juynboll II, p. 6; cat. Vreede p. 9; cat. Engelmann p. 160, no VII. NBS 8 — B-30.014 — right hand pages: 21,5 x 33 cm 78 p. [blank; incomplete 19 x 26,5 cm Javanese 24 lines Brata Yuda, kawi, epic poem in In dian metres, Bharata Yuddha, canto 1-15 (236 stanzas). The blank pages were destined for the modern Javanese translation. East Javanese (Madura) round script. Originally: Gericke collection: cf. cod. 8995 II, and Cohen Stuart’s Brata Yuda edition, Verh. KBG, vol. 27, p. 28 (Ms M). Vide: Brandes’ Description, cod. 8766; cat. Juynboll I, p. 127; cat. Engelmann p. 160, no VIII. NBS 9 — B-30.921 21 x 33,5 cm 71 p. 14 x 26 cm Javanese 22 lines Brata Yuda, kawi, epic poem, chosen stanzas (about 123) referring to notable events, probably to be used as kawins (songs, suluks) in waya,t3 purwa performances; with

word for word modern Javanese explanations of the Old Javanese text. Originally: Geric collection: cf. cod. 8995 II. Neat small Q ua dratic Surakarta script. Vide: Brandes scription, cod. 8766; cat. Juynboll I, p- cat. Engelmann p. 161, no IX; Cohen Stuart s Brata Yuda edition, p. 27 (ms L), which lS an East Javanese (Grësik) manuscript- cod. NBS 87. NBS 10 — B-31.001 20,5 x 33,5 cm 126 p. 15 x 24 cm Javanese 20 lines Wiwaha jarwa, Minta Ra£ a ’ modern Javanese version in macapat rnetr eS ’ by Paku Buwana III of Surakarta, of Arj ulia Wiwaha kakawin by Kanwa; in the begh 1 ning dated A.J. 1721, i.e. 1794 A.D., 17 tos, same text as Gericke’s edition, e KBG. Originally: Gericke collection: cf. c ° ' 8995 II (containing Gericke’s Dutch epito® 6 )' Indifferent writing; text provided with col rections. Brandes’ Description, cod. 8/ contains a list of initial lines of cantos; cat ' Juynboll II, p. 9; cat. Engelmann p. 161-

NBS 11 — B-31.004 22 x 35,5 cm 79 p. 14 x 27 cm Javanese 23 lines Arjuna Wiwaha, modern Javanese prose translation of Kanwa’s Old Javanes e kakawin, 300 stanzas. Originally: Gerich e collection, cf. cod. 8995 II. Small writDS' Vide: Brandes’ Description, cod. 8766; ca |‘ Juynboll II, p. 431; cat. Engelmann p- ^ no XI. Cf. cod. NBS 128.

NBS 12 — H-25.010 20,5 x 32,5 cm 52 p. 14 x 26,5 cm Javanese 22 lines