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1. Add MS 14420

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Title:
A COLLECTION of papers in Chinese, consisting of several Wan chang or Themes on different subjects; a paraphrase of the Lord's Prayer; three Envelopes of despatches from the authorities at Ningpo ; a Proclamation issued by Ya, governor-general of the provinces of Keang nan and Keang ne, to punish persons spreading reports of the victories of the English, 1841, etc. Small Folio. [14,420]
Scope & Content:
Ya, Governor General of the Provinces of Keang-nan and Keang-ne: Proclamation by: 1841.: Chinese. Empire of China: Collection of papers in Chinese.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
1841
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 14841

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Title:
Coloured drawings of Chinese deities by Chinese artists, with the names in Chinese. [Cai hui shen xiang ji]. [彩繪神像集].
Scope & Content:
Chinese drawings illustrating Buddhist and Taoist deities, in a combination of religious drama and religious figure painting. The second half of the item shows handwritten captions of the images, in the hand of Tsaou Seensang. 23 drawings. 10 drawings are covering two pages (465 x 443 mm). T...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
before 1844
Extent:
1 volume (23 folios)

3. Add MS 14842

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Title:
Two letters in Chinese, with envelopes. [Chen guo sheng xin zha]. [陳囯陞信札].
Scope & Content:
Two letters in Chinese on white and pink paper, with their envelopes.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1842
Extent:
1 volume

4. Add MS 15503

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Title:
[Zhongguo dong zhi wu tu hui]. [中國動植物圖繪]. A volume of colour drawings of Chinese animals, birds, insects, fishes, reptiles, plants, with names in Chinese. From the Sloane Collection. Reported on the spine: Drawings of Chinese animals, plants, etc. Mus. Brit. 15,503 Plut.
Scope & Content:
Album of coloured drawings of Chinese flora and fauna with a total of 1096 illustrations and captions in Chinese for each figure. Some notes added in pencil are an attempt to describe the illustrations with Latin or English names. From the Sloane collection.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item (275 folios)

5. Add MS 15818

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Title:
Chinese concertina item with illustrations of Buddhist saints on leaves of ficus religiosa, or Bodhi tree.
Scope & Content:
Chinese concertina item with illustrations on leaves of ficus religiosa.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 volume (20 folios)

6. Add MS 16281

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Title:
Genealogy of the Wang family during 34 generations.
Scope & Content:
[Yin xian] xu xiu Wang shi zong pu. [鄞縣]續修王氏宗譜三卷. Genealogy of the Wang family by Chen Hongsheng. The genealogy includes thirty-four generations, traced up to the Tang dynasty. The work is arranged in three parts, the last of which contains portraits of the chief dignitaries of this family....
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1782
Extent:
1 item (148 folios)

7. Add MS 16282

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Title:
Huang ming jing ji lu. 皇明經濟錄四卷. [Records of the political institutions of the Ming dynasty].
Scope & Content:
Huang ming jing ji lu. 皇明經濟錄四卷. Records of the political institutions of the Ming dynasty in a series of Official Papers, from the 14th to the 16th century, arranged according to subjects. Each paper bears the name of its author. In four parts.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
14th century-15th century
Extent:
1 item (457 folios)

8. Add MS 16284

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Title:
Chen wen gong gong feng su tiao yue. Jiangsu qian cao jie lve. 陳文恭公風俗條約一卷. 江蘇錢漕節略一卷.
Scope & Content:
The management of affairs of the Jiangsu Province; compiled by a Deputy-Governor in 1759. Këang-Soo tsëen tseih leo, a short essay on the finances of Këang-Soo. Small Quarto.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1759
Extent:
1 item (20 folios).

9. Add MS 16285

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Scope & Content:
HEA YUH S0 TAN. A discourse on distant frontiers, or countries, such as Chinese Tartary, Chinese Turkestan, and Great Russia, by Chwang yuen che. In five books. Quarto. [16,285.] Empire of China: Discourse on distant frontiersby Chang Yuan che.: Chinese.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 16287

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Scope & Content:
EXPLANATION of the military dispositions, both by land and sea, at Chin Hae; drawn up in the third month of the 21st year of Taou Kwang [A.D. 1841]. Quarto. [16,287.] Empire of China: Military Dispositions at Chin Hae [1841]: 1841: Chinese.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
[1841]
Extent:
1 item