Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Library of the World's Best literature,Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12, by VariousThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12Author: VariousEditor: Charles Dudley WarnerRelease Date: May 9, 2010 [EBook #32308]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WORLD'S BEST LITERATURE ***Produced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netJAVANESE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT.The origin of the Oceanic dialects, and of those of India beyond the Ganges, more especiallythe civilized idioms of the Indian Archipelago, is referred to a language which was that of anunknown people inhabiting the island of Java. From this primitive language the modernJavanese is supposed to be immediately derived. Javanese literature consists of poems,dramas, songs, and historical and religious writings. The accompanying facsimile is from amythological-religious tract written upon a vegetable paper of native manufacture, andornamented with grotesque drawings.JAVANESE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT.LIBRARY OF THEWORLD'S BEST LITERATUREANCIENT AND MODERNCHARLES DUDLEY WARNEREDITORHAMILTON WRIGHT MABIELUCIA GILBERT RUNKLEGEORGE HENRY ...