Prince Madrais Alibasa Manuscript No. 33A

The manuscript No.33A is written in a set of loose folios. The size is 34 x 21.5 cm. The condition of paper is brittle, taped and yellowing. The ink penetrates to the reverse side, but the writing is still readable. In this manuscript, Prince Madrais explains historical facts about his life, his teachings and a letter to a head village of Cigugur. The dutch government was uneasy with all words of Madrais. He rejected to obey the dutch so it was why he was sentenced. In his teaching, he describes the rules of each nation are different. In the letter to head village of Cigugur, he expressed his anger over the land compensation of Balong Girang. The compensation was just enough for buying paper and ink to write Java books.

Extent and format of original material: File 33A: 60 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.