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Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- 1946 - present (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1 archival folder
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Histoire administrative
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
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Nom du producteur
Histoire administrative
The British Library was created on 1 July 1973 as a result of the British Library Act 1972. Prior to this, the national library was part of the British Museum. The library is located on Euston Road, London, The British Library is a major research library,… read more
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
The Society has within its collections three Persian manuscripts: the Shahnamah of Muhammad Juki (RAS Persian 239), the Gulistan of Sa‘di (RAS Persian 258), and the Masnavi of Zafar Khan (RAS Persian 310). These are both fragile and of great value.… read more
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Copies of the manuscripts can be found on our Digital Library: https://royalasiaticcollections.org/