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Descriptive Catalogue
GB 891 RAS ALL1-RAS ALL1/1 · Series · 1897
Part of Asiatic Society

"A Descriptive Catalogue of the Paintings, Statues, Framed Prints, Copper Plates and Other Curiosities in he Rooms of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, by C.R. Wilson, M.A., corrected up to April 1897." Pamphlet describing the Society's collections, published by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1897.

Asiatic Society
GB 891 BHH-BHH/11-BHH/11/3 · File · 1842 - 1844
Part of Papers of Brian Houghton Hodgson

"Details of Contents of Bastas or Bundles in Trunk No. 1 Cathmandu AD 1842". Detailed list of MSS to be found in this trunk with additional note concerning the nature of the material: Buddhism, Vaisavalis, Jatmalas, Army details, Catalogues & Sastras. Also a further note informing they were repacked in 1844 and put on board the Hardwicke with Hodgson. Handwritten, 1 piece, 4 sides, dated 1842-1844.

Hodgson Brian Houghton 1800-1894 Orientalist
Development of Premises
GB 891 RAS PROP5-RAS PROP5/7 · Series · 1970 - 1984
Part of Royal Asiatic Society Property: 56 Queen Anne Street

The Royal Asiatic Society considered over its tenancy both ways of developing the property, of increasing its income through extra rental, of extending the lease and of trying to buy the property from Howard de Walden Estates. For this purpose, at various times a Development Committee was established. These papers contain Minutes from Development Committee Meetings and allied correspondence.

Howard de Walden Estates
Devi of the Tigers
GB 891 BI-BI/1 · Series · [1977-1990]
Part of Papers of Barbara Ingham

Draft typescript manuscripts for "I" Said the Tiger, and Journey in Middle India which later became 'Devi of the Tigers'. The book was written by Ingham whilst living in Elba, Italy and was not completed until around 1990.

Barbara Ingham
GB 891 RGC-RGC/3-RGC/3/10 · File · [1892 - 1900]
Part of Papers of Ram Gharib Chaube

"A popular verse on the miser": Dewatá kό súr au asur kahairi dánaw kό, dáí kό sudháya, dár paitiyain lahat hain… With translation: They call "Dewatá(God) by the name su (god) and Dánaw (demon) by asur (demon)…. Signed Rám Gharib. Handwritten 2 sides, undated.

Dhamma Gāthā Sannaya
GB 891 DJG-DJG/13-DJG/13/4 · File · 1830 - 1860
Part of Papers of Daniel John Gogerly

Dhamma Gāthā Sannaya handwritten by Gogerly in the Sinhalese script, in Sri Lanka; date unknown. The item consists of 24 loose double A4 sheets. White paper, black ink. The text is written on one side only. Approx. 32.5cmX21cm.

Gogerly Daniel John 1792-1862 Reverend, Missionary, Pali and Sinhalese translator