The Art of the Qur'an in Banten: Calligraphy and Illumination

Gallop, Annabel Teh; Akbar, Ali

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“…Again we look to any potential borrowings from illuminated manuscripts. A comprehensive art historical study through visual analysis of Islamic manuscripts from Banten, found the manuscripts to be unusual in the Malaya world in that they were mostly not illuminated [48,49]. The three that were illuminated were also unusual in their colour scheme.…”

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The origins of the Selden map of China: scientific analysis of the painting materials and techniques using a holistic approach

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Since the 'rediscovery' of the Selden map of China, an early seventeenth century map of Asia, in the Bodleian Library in Oxford, the importance of the map in our understanding of globalisation in the early seventeenth century has been recognised. One of the unresolved questions is the origin of the map. This paper addresses the question through material evidence provided by a holistic approach using a suite of complementary analytical techniques. The map was examined in situ and non-invasively by a remote spectral imaging instrument (PRISMS) modified for close range imaging, which was followed by a range of complementary techniques applied to a number of detached fragments, though most of the techniques are non-invasive and can be applied to the map directly in the future. The binding medium was found to be a gum, almost certainly gum Arabic, rather than the animal glue commonly used in Chinese paintings. Some of the pigments and their usage were found to be at odds with the common practice in paintings from China. The detection of gum Arabic, a binding medium used by the Europeans, South and West Asians and the use of a mixture of orpiment and indigo, commonly found in European, South and West Asian paintings gives further evidence on the unusual origins of this map. The likely detection of a basic copper chloride, such as atacamite, in the green areas suggests an influence from the South and West Asian rather than the European tradition. Detailed analysis of the various spectral bands of the spectral image cube along with visual inspection of the large scale colour image showed that the map was not fully planned at the beginning but rather painted in stages, at times by trial and error and that it was unfinished. A new hypothesis for the origin of the Selden map in Aceh Sumatra is proposed based on the new evidences.

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“…Now three manuscripts are stored at National Library (A 51; A 54; W. 277) and the rest was stored at Masjid Agung Banten. (Gallop and Akbar 2006); (Nurtawwab 2009: 49-51). According to Ekadjati and Darsa, there are 245 manuscripts of Islam, including thirteen qur'anic manuscripts and six qur'anic translations and commentaries, which stored at museums in West Java.…”

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Sundanese Translations of the Qurâ€™an in West Java: Characteristics and the Limits of Translation

Rohmana

2019

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There is no target language can fully represent the source language. This study focuses on the problem of differences, uniqueness and limitations of Sundanese as the target language in accommodating Arabic Quran, using the linguistic approach to translation. I use eleven translations of the Quranic Sundanese asthe mainobject. This study shows that there is a similar structure of Sundanese language in the midst of variations of the translation of the Quran. I confirm that the translation of the Quran in Sundanese has limitations and barriers,such as thechange of lexical, word types and unit of semantic and structure of sentences. The most complicated is translation in the form of Sundanese metrical verse or dangding. The translationsof the Quran in Sundanese, unlike the Bible translationsin Christianity, tend to be fettered by the structure of source language.The Sundanese translators generally difficultto use the structure of target language, because it is bounded by their loyaltiesto the source language. Therefore, there are various compromises were taken by translators to bridge the complexity between both target and source language structures. It is an attempt to show inability of Sundaneselanguage to accommodate Arabiclanguage in the midst of rich and complexity of the language

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The Study of the Nineteenth-Century AD East Coast Red Qur’an Bindings

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Ramli

2018

Selected Topics on Archaeology, History and Culture in the Malay World

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The Art of the Qur'an in Banten: Calligraphy and Illumination

Cited by 12 publications

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The origins of the Selden map of China: scientific analysis of the painting materials and techniques using a holistic approach

The origins of the Selden map of China: scientific analysis of the painting materials and techniques using a holistic approach

Sundanese Translations of the Qurâ€™an in West Java: Characteristics and the Limits of Translation

The Study of the Nineteenth-Century AD East Coast Red Qur’an Bindings

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