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ganjawulung · 23rd January 2009, 02:54 PM

Dear Marco,

Thank you for the info on one of the best book on Javanese keris ever. Yes, I hope I should have a copy of that one. From the the title of the book, I think it is the same book as "Der Kris der Javaner" (Please see the cover of Indonesian version of "Der Kris der Javaner", but in Indonesian version/translation from German language publication).

According to the translator -- Mr Stanley Hendrawidjaja (an Indonesian engineer, keris lover, graduated from a German technical university) -- this book is a compilation of Mr Groneman's serial writings for Internationales Archif fur Etnographie, Band XIX, 1910, a scientifique publication at that time.

About Dr Isaac Groneman (1832-1912), Stanley wrote in the preface of his translation, that this doctor had stayed and worked in Yogyakarta since 1869, married to a noble personality -- grand grand grand daughter of King Hamengku Buwono I. The last days of his life, was spent in the Netherlands, writing several books on Javanese culture.

Really one of a comprehensive book I've read on Javanese keris, written by non-Indonesian writer. Of course, it has been much quoted by other writers on keris including Garret Solyom & Bronwen Solyom (The World of the Javanese Kris), Dr WH Rassers (On the Javanese Kris), Wolfgang Spielmann (Der javanische Keris) etc...

Hopefully this info is useful for you...

GANJAWULUNG

23rd January 2009, 02:54 PM	#2
ganjawulung Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: J a k a r t a Posts: 991	Der Kris der Javaner? Dear Marco, Thank you for the info on one of the best book on Javanese keris ever. Yes, I hope I should have a copy of that one. From the the title of the book, I think it is the same book as "Der Kris der Javaner" (Please see the cover of Indonesian version of "Der Kris der Javaner", but in Indonesian version/translation from German language publication). According to the translator -- Mr Stanley Hendrawidjaja (an Indonesian engineer, keris lover, graduated from a German technical university) -- this book is a compilation of Mr Groneman's serial writings for Internationales Archif fur Etnographie, Band XIX, 1910, a scientifique publication at that time. About Dr Isaac Groneman (1832-1912), Stanley wrote in the preface of his translation, that this doctor had stayed and worked in Yogyakarta since 1869, married to a noble personality -- grand grand grand daughter of King Hamengku Buwono I. The last days of his life, was spent in the Netherlands, writing several books on Javanese culture. Really one of a comprehensive book I've read on Javanese keris, written by non-Indonesian writer. Of course, it has been much quoted by other writers on keris including Garret Solyom & Bronwen Solyom (The World of the Javanese Kris), Dr WH Rassers (On the Javanese Kris), Wolfgang Spielmann (Der javanische Keris) etc... Hopefully this info is useful for you... GANJAWULUNG Attached Images Last edited by ganjawulung; 24th January 2009 at 07:37 AM.