Offprint of 'Comparisons between Arab and Chinese navigational techniques' from volume XXXVI, part 1 of the Bulletin of theSchool of Oriental and African studies.
Tibbetts Gerald R. 1926-1999Field Survey Book: black, hardback, containing "Compass Survey of Sri Dheb in Siam (Amphur Vijiem, Changvad Pejabun, Siam)", no date. A record relating to the direction, latitude and longitude of the architecture.
Wales Horace Geoffrey Quaritch 1900-1981 ArchaeologistThe manuscript is a copy of Gogerly's translation of the Thūpavaṃsa, completed in the middle of the 19th century in Sri Lanka (Ceylon). The item contains 62 loose sheets; the text being written on one side. It seems that Gogerly's translation was transcribed by two people, as the cursive on pages 1-25 is different from the one on pages 25-63. Translated from Pāli or Sinhalese to English. The text is written in black ink and contains many corrections. The Thūpavaṃsa narrates the history of the relics of Śākyamuni Buddha, and contains a rich depiction of the institutionalisation of the Buddha-Śāsana in Ceylon during the reigns of kings Aśoka and Devanampiyatissa, as well as the construction of relic monuments by the later king Duṭṭhagāmaṇī. The central focus of this work concerns the variety of relics associated with the historical Buddha, particularly how the relics were acquired and the presumed benefits of venerating them. Translated from Pali or Sinhalese. Approx. 31.7cmX21.7cm.
Gogerly Daniel John 1792-1862 Reverend, Missionary, Pali and Sinhalese translatorThe manuscript is a copy of Gogerly's translation of the Thūpavaṃsa, completed in the middle of the 19th century in Sri Lanka (Ceylon). It is the second part of the complete work (for part 1 see DJG/4/3). 33 single and 20 double loose sheets. Translated from Pāli or Sinhalese. The text is written one side in black ink and contains some corrections. The Thūpavaṃsa narrates the history of the relics of Śākyamuni Buddha, and contains a rich depiction of the institutionalisation of the Buddha-Śāsana in Ceylon during the reigns of kings Aśoka and Devanampiyatissa, as well as the construction of relic monuments by the later king Duṭṭhagāmaṇī. The central focus of this work concerns the variety of relics associated with the historical Buddha, particularly how the relics were acquired and the presumed benefits of venerating them. Approx. 31.7cmX21.7cm.
Gogerly Daniel John 1792-1862 Reverend, Missionary, Pali and Sinhalese translatorCompliment slip from Professor J.C. Wright to accompany the recommendation that Sukumar Sen is awarded the Gold Medal. There is a resumé of Professor Sen's achievements. Resumé, dated 8 December 1983.
Wright Jack Clifford b 1933 Jaina scholarComputer character and xuci list.
Computus Temporum Ecclesiae Aethiopicae - concerning the calculation of Ethiopian ecclesiastical dates. Handwritten in Amharic script with Latin title and additional note, "Codice MS. to D. collato cum codicibus C. & F."
Platt Thomas Pell 1798-1852Conceptual schemes and linguistic relativism in relation to Chinese was published in Synthesis Philosophica 4/2, 1989. It was subsequently reprinted in Culture and Modernity: East-West Philosophic Perspectives, edited by Eliot Deutsch, University of Hawaii Press, 1991 and Epistemological Question in Classical Chinese Philosophy, edited by Hans Lenk and Gregor Paul, University of New York Press, 1993. This material consists of drafts and correspondence regarding the article.
Graham Angus Charles 1919-1991Concert Programme, with handwritten annotations, in English, about the pieces performed.
Copy of the Conclusion of a Letter by Franz Kafka.
Kafka Franz 1883-1924