Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS ANN175-RAS ANN175/1-RAS ANN175/1/15
Title
Persian Paintings in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society
Date(s)
- 1998 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
3 items typed
Context area
Name of creator
(1823-present)
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
(20/06/1912 – 29/12/2005)
Biographical history
Robinson was born in London, and attended Winchester College and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He joined the staff of the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1939 and was shortly afterwards transferred to the Department of Metalwork where, apart from war… read more
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Publicity material for Persian Paintings in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society by B.W. Robinson. These are:
- "Press Release: Persian Paintings in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society" giving details of the book by B.W. Robinson and … read more
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
Access points
Subject access points
Name access points
- Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Subject)
- Robinson, Basil William, 1912-2005 (Subject)