Undang-undang Minangkabu [c 19th century]

Digital images of Undang-undang Minangkabu [Minangkabu statutes of law], a manuscript describing the states of Islamic law practised in Minangkabu, as well as the rules of adat [local common customs] which local Muslims adhere to. The manuscript is approximately dated to the 18th century; author unknown

The original manuscript measures 10.5 x 16.5 cm; the text block measures 9 x 13.5 cm; it is written in black ink on European paper, and is bound with brown paper. It is 170 pages in length, unpaginated, and several of the pages are blank. The manuscript suffers from mould damage.