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A physical analysis of the condition of Malay manuscripts under the collection of The International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)

Manuscripts are synonyms for rare books, even though they are written by hand, beginning as early as the 13th century before the invention of printing technology. The Malay manuscript is a valuable national treasure filled with written and documented history of important events, the diversity of t...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Razak, Rajabi, Roslin Hazer, Nurul Amira, Othman, Raihan, Md. Zain, Dzul Haimi, Naamandadin, Nurul Akmam, Musa, Mukhtaruddin
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	UKM Press 2021
Subjects:	AC Collections. Series. Collected works Z665 Library Science. Information Science
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/92690/1/International%20Journal%20of%20the%20Malay%20World%20and%20Civilisation.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/92690/13/92690_A%20Physical%20Analysis%20of%20the%20Condition%20of%20Malay%20Manuscripts%20under%20the%20Collection%20of%20The%20International%20Institute%20of%20Islamic%20Thought%20and%20Civilization%20%28ISTAC%29.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/92690/
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spelling	my.iium.irep.926902022-03-04T03:05:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/92690/ A physical analysis of the condition of Malay manuscripts under the collection of The International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) Abdul Razak, Rajabi Roslin Hazer, Nurul Amira Othman, Raihan Md. Zain, Dzul Haimi Naamandadin, Nurul Akmam Musa, Mukhtaruddin AC Collections. Series. Collected works Z665 Library Science. Information Science Manuscripts are synonyms for rare books, even though they are written by hand, beginning as early as the 13th century before the invention of printing technology. The Malay manuscript is a valuable national treasure filled with written and documented history of important events, the diversity of the natural sciences, religion, life and medicine. The valued treasures of knowledge and the secrets of life contained in this manuscript have contributed to the spread of Islam, human development, and modernization of technology as well as medicine. Therefore, it is important to preserve these manuscripts so that they remain intact and can be inherited by future generations. Thus, this research is intended to analyse the physical properties of the manuscript through a conservation perspective on Malay manuscripts from the 13th century to the early 19th century. A total of 30 copies from the collection of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization have been identified and analysed for their physical properties through visual methods and scientific analysis. Digital microscopes are one of the easiest tools which has been used to help identify the condition of the ink on the paper used. The type of paper was also identified by analysing the watermarks found on the manuscripts in the institute’s collection. The watermarks on the paper identified are as 3 stars in a shield (3 stars), lion, elephant, tre lune (3 crescent moon), man in a shield and fleur de lis. Apart from that, preliminary research also found that there are effects of damage on the structure, surface adhesion, chemical and biological damage that contribute to the factors of material weakness that result in the condition of the manuscript being fragile. Almost all manuscripts studied were handwritten using longer-lasting carbon ink. However, there are some manuscripts identified using ink from iron gall and, due to that, there are also burning effects found on the surface of the paper. UKM Press 2021-10-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/92690/1/International%20Journal%20of%20the%20Malay%20World%20and%20Civilisation.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/92690/13/92690_A%20Physical%20Analysis%20of%20the%20Condition%20of%20Malay%20Manuscripts%20under%20the%20Collection%20of%20The%20International%20Institute%20of%20Islamic%20Thought%20and%20Civilization%20%28ISTAC%29.pdf Abdul Razak, Rajabi and Roslin Hazer, Nurul Amira and Othman, Raihan and Md. Zain, Dzul Haimi and Naamandadin, Nurul Akmam and Musa, Mukhtaruddin (2021) A physical analysis of the condition of Malay manuscripts under the collection of The International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC). International Journal of the Malay World and Civilisation, 9 (3). pp. 87-96. ISSN 2289-1706 10.17576/jatma-2021-0903-08
institution	Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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continent	Asia
country	Malaysia
content_provider	International Islamic University Malaysia
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language	English English
topic	AC Collections. Series. Collected works Z665 Library Science. Information Science
spellingShingle	AC Collections. Series. Collected works Z665 Library Science. Information Science Abdul Razak, Rajabi Roslin Hazer, Nurul Amira Othman, Raihan Md. Zain, Dzul Haimi Naamandadin, Nurul Akmam Musa, Mukhtaruddin A physical analysis of the condition of Malay manuscripts under the collection of The International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)
description	Manuscripts are synonyms for rare books, even though they are written by hand, beginning as early as the 13th century before the invention of printing technology. The Malay manuscript is a valuable national treasure filled with written and documented history of important events, the diversity of the natural sciences, religion, life and medicine. The valued treasures of knowledge and the secrets of life contained in this manuscript have contributed to the spread of Islam, human development, and modernization of technology as well as medicine. Therefore, it is important to preserve these manuscripts so that they remain intact and can be inherited by future generations. Thus, this research is intended to analyse the physical properties of the manuscript through a conservation perspective on Malay manuscripts from the 13th century to the early 19th century. A total of 30 copies from the collection of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization have been identified and analysed for their physical properties through visual methods and scientific analysis. Digital microscopes are one of the easiest tools which has been used to help identify the condition of the ink on the paper used. The type of paper was also identified by analysing the watermarks found on the manuscripts in the institute’s collection. The watermarks on the paper identified are as 3 stars in a shield (3 stars), lion, elephant, tre lune (3 crescent moon), man in a shield and fleur de lis. Apart from that, preliminary research also found that there are effects of damage on the structure, surface adhesion, chemical and biological damage that contribute to the factors of material weakness that result in the condition of the manuscript being fragile. Almost all manuscripts studied were handwritten using longer-lasting carbon ink. However, there are some manuscripts identified using ink from iron gall and, due to that, there are also burning effects found on the surface of the paper.
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author	Abdul Razak, Rajabi Roslin Hazer, Nurul Amira Othman, Raihan Md. Zain, Dzul Haimi Naamandadin, Nurul Akmam Musa, Mukhtaruddin
author_facet	Abdul Razak, Rajabi Roslin Hazer, Nurul Amira Othman, Raihan Md. Zain, Dzul Haimi Naamandadin, Nurul Akmam Musa, Mukhtaruddin
author_sort	Abdul Razak, Rajabi
title	A physical analysis of the condition of Malay manuscripts under the collection of The International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)
title_short	A physical analysis of the condition of Malay manuscripts under the collection of The International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)
title_full	A physical analysis of the condition of Malay manuscripts under the collection of The International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)
title_fullStr	A physical analysis of the condition of Malay manuscripts under the collection of The International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)
title_full_unstemmed	A physical analysis of the condition of Malay manuscripts under the collection of The International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)
title_sort	physical analysis of the condition of malay manuscripts under the collection of the international institute of islamic thought and civilization (istac)
publisher	UKM Press
publishDate	2021
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/92690/1/International%20Journal%20of%20the%20Malay%20World%20and%20Civilisation.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/92690/13/92690_A%20Physical%20Analysis%20of%20the%20Condition%20of%20Malay%20Manuscripts%20under%20the%20Collection%20of%20The%20International%20Institute%20of%20Islamic%20Thought%20and%20Civilization%20%28ISTAC%29.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/92690/
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A physical analysis of the condition of Malay manuscripts under the collection of The International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)

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