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Código de referência
Título
Data(s)
- [1800 - 1835] (Produção)
Nível de descrição
Dimensão e suporte
2 items handwritten
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Nome do produtor
História biográfica
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
Entidade detentora
História do arquivo
The material originated with Price or was sent to him.
Fonte imediata de aquisição ou transferência
It is unknown when either of these items entered the Society's collections.
Zona do conteúdo e estrutura
Âmbito e conteúdo
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.
Zona de condições de acesso e utilização
Condições de acesso
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
Condiçoes de reprodução
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.
Idioma do material
- inglês
Zona de documentação associada
Unidades de descrição relacionadas
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/.
Pontos de acesso
Pontos de acesso - Assuntos
Pontos de acesso - Locais
Pontos de acesso - Nomes
- Price David 1762-1835 (Assunto)
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Nota do arquivista
The material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.