[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vernacular Literatures](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular) › [Old Javanese literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.kawi) › [Court epics in Indian metres](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.kawi.kakawin) › Writtasancaya # Writtasancaya (Wṛttasañcaya) Metrical handbook in the form of a messenger poem, illustrating each kakawin metre. - **Language:** Old Javanese - **Date:** 1150–1500 CE - **Author:** [Mpu Tanakuṅ](https://indike.org/pramana/person/mpu-tanakung) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.kawi.kakawin.wrttasancaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.kawi.kakawin.wrttasancaya) · Pramāṇa