Or. 853 (Cambridge University Library, Cambridge University)

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Summary of Contents: A poem in Malay in the Jawi script. A detailed description of the devastating fire of Singapore in 1831, composed in 1847 by the author who is also known to be the first journalist to document this event.
Author: Abdullah, Munshi, 1796-1854
Title: شعير شيڠافورا ترباكو
Title: Syair Singapura Terbakar
Colophon: Syair ini ditulis yaitu enambelas hari bulan Okto kepada malam Khamis didalam negeri Singapura daerah kampung Kapor yaitu kepada tarikh sana seribu delapan ratus tujuh puluh satu
Language(s): Malay

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 47 folios with text

Layout

written on 2 columns, 18 lines to the page

Hand(s)

in Jawi

Decoration

Illuminated opening

History

Origin: 1871 CE ; Singapor

Provenance and Acquisition

Unknown

Bought from the second hand bookshop G. David in Cambridge in 10 Dec. 1910.

Record Sources

Born digital, description created by Yasmin Faghihi and Thoralf Hanstein

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