Survey, Preservation and Digitisation of Palm-leaf Manuscripts (lontar) in Private Collections of Bali and Lombok. (EAP1241)

This pilot project has two aims: 1) to survey small and medium-sized private and semi-institutional collections of palm-leaf manuscripts (lontar) in Bali and Lombok (Indonesia); 2) to digitise and list the manuscripts belonging to the personal collection of Ida Dewa Gede Catra in Karangasem, now stored at Museum Lontar Dukuh Penaban in Karangasem, East Bali. This pilot project constitutes the first step towards a major project aiming at digitising a significant number of the thousands of unrecorded manuscripts existing in Bali and Lombok outside of institutional collections, which are exposed to the threats of natural deterioration, environmental disasters, and trade.