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50.004 THE MAJOR COLLECTION OF LEIDEN from East Java and Bali, LOr 5436-5470, was purchased from the heirs of professor Niemann, XIX. In 1908 a varied collection of Javanese notes and manuscripts, in part originally belonging to professor Roorda, was presented to the Library by the heirs of professor Vreede, LOr 5533-5561. XX. In 1906 professor Snouck Hurgronje presented the Library with a collection of Javanese manuscripts from Bantën, West Java, mostly dealing with Muslim religion, and written in Arabic script, together with many Arabic, Malay and Sundanese codexes, LOr 5591-5738. These manuscripts are known as collection Snouck Hurgronje 1906 (cf. Legacy Snouck Hurgronje, 1946, collection XXX). The collections XII-XX are described in Juynboll’s “Supplement op den Catalogus van de Javaansche en Madoereesche Handschriften der Leidsche Universiteits bibliotheek”, vol. I, 1907, and vol. II, 1911 (see 50.008) and in Soegiarto’s Notes, LOr 10.867 B. (Collection XX not completely). The following collections are de scribed for the first time in the present book and in Soegiarto’s Notes, LOr 10.865/7. XXI. In 1913 professor Poensen, of Delft, presented the Library with a varied collection of Javanese notes and manuscripts, mostly from East Java, partly referring to the Christian religion, LOr 5762-5796. XXII. In 1920 some manuscripts left by professor Jonker were incorporated in the Library, LOr 5817 and 6185-6187. XXIII. In 1921 G. J. Oudemans presented a small collection of Javanese manuscripts from Yogyakarta, LOr 6199-6201. XXIV. In the same year Dr J. G. H. Gunning’s collection of Javanese notes, copies and manuscripts, many of them referring to Old Javanese law, was presented to the Library, LOr 6203-6205. XXV. In the same year also two' Lombok palmleaf manuscripts containing Muslim tales were presented by Dr Korn, LOr 6228 and 6229. XXVI. In 1924 two palmleaf manuscripts from Bali were presented by professor van Vollenhoven, LOr 6250 and 6251. XXVII. In 1931 and 1932 an important collection of Ixxiks of notes and manuscripts with varied contents left by the late professor Hazeu was presented to the Library, LOr 6305-6312 and LOr 6373-6628. The collection contains texts written in several Indonesian languages beside Javanese. LOr 6506 is a catalogue (incomplete). XXVIII. In 1935, 1936 and 1938 collections of romanized copies of Javanese codexes were presented to the Library by Dr Pigeaud, LOr 6678-6693, LOr 6750-6759, LOr 6776-6796.