Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1903-1937 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 archival folder, typed and handwritten
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
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… read more
Repository
Archival history
The list was created from Darlow and Moule's 'Historical Catalogue of the Printed Editions of Holy Scripture in the Library of the British and Foreign Bible Society', London 1903-1911, in 1936-37.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The immediate source of acquisition is unknown. It is possible that the Index was copied by a member of staff at the Royal Asiatic Society or by one of the members.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The 'Index of Languages' taken from the 'Historical Catalogue of the Printed Editions of Holy Scripture in the Library of the British and Foreign Bible Society' by Horace Frederick Moule and Thomas Herbert Darlow, London, 1903-1911. This is a handwritten… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is… read more
Conditions governing reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Language of material
- English
Allied materials area
Related units of description
The Society has a few books also published by the British and Foreign Bible Society. Details can be found on the online catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Horace Frederick Moule (Subject)
- Thomas Herbert Darlow (Subject)
- British and Foreign Bible society (Subject)
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Description identifier
Dates of creation revision deletion
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2024.