Balinese language Archives

Balinese lontar work underway!

September 12, 2019 || David Kamholz

Tags: Aksara Bali, Bali, Balinese Digital Library, Balinese language, Balinese literature, Internet Archive, Karangasem, Kawi, keyboards, lontar palm leaf, Museum Lontar Dukuh Penaban, palm leaf manuscript, PalmLeaf.org

In the previous two updates, we described the Balinese lontar digitization project that PanLex is managing for Internet Archive. The goal is to continue the digitization of the Balinese Digital Library’s scanned lontar (palm-leaf manuscripts) by transcribing them into Unicode text, using the keyboards discussed in the last update. This work has now gotten underway […]

Balinese Lontar Update

July 11, 2019 || David Kamholz

Categories: News, Palm Leaves

Tags: Aksara Bali, Bali Simbar font, Balinese language, Balinese script, glyphs, Internet Archive, Kahle/Austin Foundation, keyboards, Keyman, lontar palm leaf, Noto Serif Balinese font, palm leaf manuscript, Pusat Kajian Lontar, Pustaka font, transcription, typography, Udayana University, Unicode, Vimala font

In a previous post, we introduced the Balinese Lontar Project that PanLex is managing, in coordination with the Internet Archive and Udayana University. We have some exciting updates from the last two months. The team at Pusat Kajian Lontar at Udayana has given us great feedback, PanLex’s transcription platform is now live at palmleaf.org, and […]