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1. Add MS 5292

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Title:
Drawings of Chinese Flowers, Plants, and Fruits, in colours, by a native artist, at Emuy; with their names in Chinese
Scope & Content:
The first of three volumes which contain watercolours of Chinese flowers, plants and fruits by an unknown Chinese artists from Xiamen, known to Europeans at the time as Emuy or Amoy. Drawings of costumes that were also contained in this volume, were transferred to the British Museum Department o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese, English, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1701
Extent:

1 volume

2. Add MS 5293

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Add MS 5293
Title:
Drawings of Chinese Flowers, Plants, and Fruits, in colours, by a native artist, at Emuy; with their names in Chinese
Scope & Content:
The second of three volumes which contain watercolours of Chinese flowers, plants and fruits by an unknown Chinese artists from Xiamen, known to Europeans at the time as Emuy or Amoy. Drawings of costumes that were also contained in this volume, were transferred to the British Museum Department ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1701
Extent:
1 volume

3. Add MS 5304

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Add MS 5304
Title:
Chinese drawings of plants, with their Chinese names
Scope & Content:
In 6 parts, bound in traditional Chinese reading order, from right to left. Part 1: 96 drawings. Part 2: 103 drawings. Part 3: 102 drawings. Part 4: 101 drawings. Part 5: 101 drawings. Part 6: 97 drawings. Public Domain in most countries other than the UK. Digitised with support from the Oak S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
Late 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

4. Or 1234

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Or 1234
Title:
御筆十全記 Yu bi shi quan ji [Qianlong's Ten Victories]
Scope & Content:
Qianlong's Ten Victories: chronicle of ten successful campaigns conducted by the Emperor in 1790. The author is the Emperor himself, and the manuscript contains the Emperor’s own handwriting embroidered on silk. The item had been incorrectly catalogued in the past as "A poetical account of the ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1792
Extent:

1 volume

11 folios

5. Or 2667

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 2667
Title:
御制實心行政說 Yu zhi shi xin xing zheng shuo [Treatise on the Art of Government]
Scope & Content:
Treatise on the art of government: essay by the Jiaqing Emperor, copied with a postscript by Dong Hao. The item contains several seals of Emperors and of Shiqu Baoji and Sanxi Tang. Title on the front cover: Cheng fu zhi zhi, 誠孚郅治.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
c.1711-1799
Extent:

1 volume (28 folios)

6. Or 4574

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4574
Title:
Patent of Jiaqing 11 (1807) [Saicungga fengšen-i juwan emuci aniya jorgon biyai juwan juwe. Abkai hesei ulhibure fungnehen] [ᠰᠠᡳᠴᡠᠩᡤᠠ ᡶᡝᠩᡧᡝᠨ ᠢ ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᡝᠮᡠᠴᡞ ᠠᠨᡞᠶᠠ ᠵᠣᠷᡤᠣᠨ ᠪᡞᠶᠠᡞ ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᠸᡝ᠃ ᠠᠪᡣᠠᡞ ᡥᡝᠰᡝᡞ ᡠᠯᡥᡞᠪᡠᠷᡝ ᡶᡠᡢᠨᡝᡥᡝᠨ] [Jiaqing shi yi nian feng tian gao ming] [嘉慶十一年奉天誥命]
Scope & Content:
Bilingual Manchu-Chinese in which the Jiaqing Emperor awards posthumous titles to the parents of the Aliyara aisilakū hafan (ᠠᠯᠢᠶᠠᠷᠠ ᠠᠢᠢᠰᡞᠯᠠᡣᡡ ᡥᠠᡶᠠᠨ) / Hou xuan yuan wai lang (候選員外郎), Li Lide (李立德). His father, Li Quan (李銓), becomes Tušan kicehe daifan (ᡨᡠᡧᠠᠨ ᡣᡞᠴᡝᡥᡝ ᡩᠠᠢᠢᡫᠠᠨ) / Chao Yi dai fu (朝議...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and Manchu
Date Range:
1807
Extent:

1 scroll

7. Or 5427

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 5427
Title:
Patent of Kangxi 61 (1722) [Elhe taifin-i ninju emuci aniya omšon biyai orin. Abkai hesei g'aoming] [ᡝᠯᡥᡝ ᡨᠠᠢᠢᡶᡞᠨ ᡞ ᠨᡞᠨᠵᡠ ᡝᠮᡠᠴᡞ ᠠᠨᡞᠶᠠ ᠣᠮᡧᠣᠨ ᠪᡞᠶᠠᡞ ᠣᠷᠢᠨ᠃ ᠠᠪᡣᠠᡞ ᡥᡝᠰᡝᡞ ᡬᠠᠣᠮᡞᡢ] [Kangxi liu shi yi nian feng tian gao ming] [康熙六十一年奉天誥命]
Scope & Content:
Bilingual Manchu-Chinese patent conferring the title Horon be tucibuhe giyanggiyūn (ᡥᠣᠷᠣᠨ ᠪᡝ ᡨᡠᠴᡞᠪᡠᡥᡝ ᡤᡞᠶᡢᡤᡞᠶᡡᠨ) / Xuan wu jiang jun (宣武將軍) upon Qiu Lianhui (仇連會). His wife, He (和), becomes Gingguji hehe (ᡤᡞᡢᡤᡠᠵᡞ ᡥᡝᡥᡝ) / Gong ren (恭人). Dated Kangxi 61st year, 11th month, 20th day 康熙六十一年十一月二十日 ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and Manchu
Date Range:
1722
Extent:
1 scroll

8. Or 5982

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 5982
Title:
Yongle dadian 永樂大典, chapters 19789-19790
Scope & Content:
Chapters 19789 and 19790 of the Chinese encyclopaedia “Yongle dadian”, unique, and notable for preserving texts not extant elsewhere.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1562-1572
Extent:
39 folios

9. Or 6702

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6702
Title:
御筆十全記 Yu bi shi quan ji [Qianlong's Ten Victories]
Scope & Content:
Qianlong's Ten Victories: chronicle of ten successful campaigns conducted by the Emperor in 1790. Copy made by Wu Shenglan （吳省蘭）.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:

1 volume

10. Or 7604

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 7604
Title:
御制玉釜佩詩 Yu zhi yu fu pei shi [Imperial jade-axe ornament poetry]
Scope & Content:
Imperial jade-axe ornament poetry
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
c 1783
Extent:

1 volume (13 folios)

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