File RAS FIN/8/8 - Donations of Professor Giles Meredith-Owens

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GB 891 RAS FIN-RAS FIN/8-RAS FIN/8/8

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Donations of Professor Giles Meredith-Owens

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  • 18 September 1976 - 12 October 1976. (Creation)

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4 pieces, typed .

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(1823 - present)

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The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.

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Correspondence concerning the donations of Meredith-Owens book royalties from his book, 'Islamic Painting and the Arts of the Book', dated 18 September 1976 - 12 October 1976.

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      gb 891-rasfin/8/8

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