Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS COLL5-RAS COLL5/5-RAS COLL5/5/2
Title
Manuscript Images
Date(s)
- 1998 - ongoing (Creation)
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Subseries
Extent and medium
1 archival folder
Context area
Name of creator
(1823-)
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
Name of creator
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Two sets of postcards with illustrations from manuscripts:
- A set of 13 postcards with images from Muhammad Juki's Shahnamah of Firdausi, RAS Persian MS 239.
- Three postcards, 2 showing images from RAS Persian MS 239 and one image from the Gulistan of Sa' … read more
Allied materials area
Related units of description
Many of our manuscripts are digitised and available to see on the Society's Digital Library: https://royalasiaticcollections.org/manuscripts/. These include South Asian, Persian Arabic and Malay manuscripts. The number of these is constantly growing. The… read more
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Description identifier
gb891-rascoll5/5/2