On: An enigmatic Javanese manuscript in the British Li...

[alimw]

I imagine it was bought with money.

[NoImmatureAdHom → alimw]

I looked it up (well, kinda). It's from the Crawfurd collection. Some were looted by the British, but most were bought or acquired by normal means. https://www.academia.edu/43066387/The_Origins_of_the_John_Cr...

Also, turns out Crawfurd was a political "radical" of the time, calling for universal suffrage, secret ballots, and public education.