Prince Madrais Alibasa Manuscript No. 170A

The manuscript No.170A is written in a set of loose folios. There are two sizes of paper; 34,3 x 21.5 cm and 35.5 x 21.5 cm. The condition of paper is brittle, torn, taped, perforated and yellowing. The ink penetrates to the reverse side, but the writing is still readable. In this manuscript, Prince Madrais tells the marriage of Raden Minah, a son of Raden Darma Brata with Tuan Destrok a Dutchman. The marriage among nations must not eliminate Jawa Sunda custom and culture. Besides it also explains the responsibility of prince to unite human beings and spirits of earth and process of universe creation.

Extent and format of original material: File 170A: 152 pages of folios.

Owner(s) of original material: Prince Djatikusumah, Ratna Gumilang Damiasih.

Author/Scribe: Prince Madrais Sadewa Alibassa Kusuma Wijayaningrat.

The material is written in Cacarakan (Sundanese-Javanese) script.