Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- [1800 - 1835] (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
2 items handwritten
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
David Price was an orientalist and army officer. Born in Wales, his father died when he was young and, despite being given a scholarship for university he was unable to afford to complete his course. Instead he joined the army of the East India Company… read more
Histoire archivistique
The material originated with Price or was sent to him.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
It is unknown when either of these items entered the Society's collections.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
The papers of David Price consist of a letter to him from a colleague in Tannah, dated 24 May 1800; and a draft translation of an Extract from a Preface to the Shahnamah of Firdausi.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
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 de 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.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Zone des sources complémentaires
Unités de description associées
David Price bequeathed many manuscripts to the Society. The collections also hold copies of publications written by him. Details can be found in our Library catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/.
Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
- Price David 1762-1835 (Sujet)
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Identifiant de la description
Note de l'archiviste
The material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.