Mapping the Variation of Visual Character Styles in the Pawukon Illustration

Abstract

The heritage of old Indonesian manuscript artefacts is evidence of the development of literary and written culture. However, accessing these manuscripts is no longer comfortable because there are more storage and documentation abroad than at home. At present, expanding access to further study, there have been efforts to digitize several manuscripts. One of the manuscripts contained the cultural values ​​of ancient Javanese people is the pawukon script that equipped with illustrations. The purpose of writing this article is to exam the character style of pawukon visualization. This article intends to elaborate illustrations and visual elements that visualize the contents of the text in the manuscript. The conclusion shows that the illustrations in the ancient pawukon manuscript present several types of character styles. Each character and style is the result of the influence of cultural changes that developed during this period.