"KERIS BALI" BOOK

[Marcokeris]

Originally Posted by ganjawulung

Dear All,
Not many publications on keris, exposed Balinese keris -- its tradition, its forms and shapes. I think this is one of them. New book on Bali Keris has just been launched last Sunday 12th of December at Ubud, Bali...

GANJAWULUNG

Thanks...a really good news ... on february i try to buy the book

[ganjawulung]

Dear Marco,

Some informations are too general, but you may find interesting pictures of many kinds of warangkas, handles, balinese keris assesories, kinds of danganan. Very useful to non-balinese...
Also some cultural background of balinese tradition. Some were extracted by the writer from "lontar" scriptures, and balinese old inscriptions such as Prasasti Trunyan (9th century) etc...
Written on bahasa Indonesia, consists of 320 pages. Good illustrations, of Neka Art Museum Collections and others. Useful infos too on the still living warangka makers, danganan makers and so on.

[GIO]

Originally Posted by ganjawulung

Dear Marco,

Some informations are too general, but you may find interesting pictures of many kinds of warangkas, handles, balinese keris assesories, kinds of danganan. Very useful to non-balinese...
Also some cultural background of balinese tradition. Some were extracted by the writer from "lontar" scriptures, and balinese old inscriptions such as Prasasti Trunyan (9th century) etc...
Written on bahasa Indonesia, consists of 320 pages. Good illustrations, of Neka Art Museum Collections and others. Useful infos too on the still living warangka makers, danganan makers and so on.

Yes, the book seems really wonderful, but I regret I cannot read Indonesian, and thus all information about all inscriptions and tradition would be lost for me.
Any hope to have books like this and "Keris Java. Antara mistik dan nalar" translated in English ? I heard time ago that "Ensiklopedi keris" was about to be translated. Anybody knows something ?

To Marco : Enjoy your trip to Indonesia !