Papers and correspondence concerning the publications of the Gibb Memorial Trust.
Gibb Memorial Trust CambridgeLists of publications undertaken by the Oriental Translation Fund.
Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and IrelandPublication Announcement for "The Cave Temples of India", by James Fergusson and James Burgess, and for "The Antiquities of Orissa," by Dr Rájendralála Mitra. Hodgson has made notes concerning the caves. On the reverse are further advertisements for publications. Printed material with annotations, [1880].
Fergusson James 1808-1886 Architectural historianReport from The Englishman, Calcutta, "Public Servants and Oriental Research", regarding the Prince of Wales' tribute to the quality of the work of public servants in enhancing the knowledge of Oriental research.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and IrelandPublic School Prize & Gold Medal: Schedule of Rules. A set of 12 rules concerning the Public School Medal in a pamphlet form. Printed material, 2 copies.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, EnglandTwo examples of the Public School Medal, 3.5cm in diameter, one [bronze] in a black presentation box with blue velvet and white lining. The manufacturer, John Pinches Medallist, London, S.W., is printed on the inside of the lid. The other is loose and possibly of lead.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, EnglandReport on the increase in the number of Przewalski horses in zoos around the world, from the Oryx, February 1974.
OryxA note from the Library Records dating to 17 June 2000 to state that Mrs Virginia Pilbrow had donated several copies of Asian Affairs and the Tandy material. This document was originally located within the Collections electronic records and was printed out in February 2019 as a permanent record of the donation.
"Prospectus of Messrs. Schlagintweits' Collection of Ethnographical heads from India and High Asia." Catalogue produced by Joh. Ambr. Barth, Bookseller and Publisher, Leipzig. Germany, of Plaster casts made from living people of heads and hands. Published in 1859 by C. and F. Unger, Berlin, 13 pages. 2 copies.
Schlagintweit Robert von 1833-1885 ExplorerProspectus for Isabel Burton’s “Memorial Edition” of her husband’s works, April 1893. Single printed sheet.
Burton Isabel 1831-1896