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3021. MS Mus. 1813/2/1/25/4

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1813/2/1/25/4
Title:
Correspondents, D-
Scope & Content:
Correspondence to or from individuals and publishers with names beginning D-, including Diapason, Rome; Casa Diaz, San Sebastian; P. Derbyshire of the Venerable English College in Rome, W. R. Derry of Lancing College, Ilyas Yigit Drukkerij Musica (Netherlands), the Chinese Amateur Orchestra and ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Chinese, English, French, and German
Date Range:
1948
Extent:
1 sub-file

3022. Mss Eur F594/10/32

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F594/10/32
Title:
Correspondence and invoices relating to the building of the Medea
Scope & Content:
File of letters, invoices, receipts and other papers, in English and Chinese, relating to the building of Moore Bennett's yacht Medea. Includes information on the fitting out of the ship, stores etc. Also includes correspondence regarding possible litigation over the contract between Moore Benne...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
1930-1931
Extent:
1 folder

3023. Murray Coll

Reference (shelfmark):
Murray Coll
Title:
The Murray Collection
Scope & Content:
An international philatelic collection with special emphasis on China. Comprises mainly unused and used stamps with some blocks and covers beginning starting with the 1865 Large Dragon Issues and ending in the mid-1950s. Includes a copy of the China 1897 Revenue 2c on 3c surcharge double both inv...
Collection Area:
Philatelic Collections
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
1865-1959
Extent:
20 Volumes

3024. Or 59 e 7

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 59 e 7
Title:
[春宮圖] [Chun gong tu]. Chinese "pillow book": album of pornographic scenes set in various surroundings. Chinese export album.
Scope & Content:
Chinese export album with pornographic scenes. No text present.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
before 1911
Extent:
1 volume (12 folios)

3025. Or 70 bbb 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 70 bbb 3
Title:
Lunar eclipse of 1671 [Elhe taifin-i juwanci aniya, juwe biyai tofohon de fulhūn coko inenggi dobori biya be jetere niruga] [ᡝᠯᡥᡝ ᡨᠠᠢᠢᡶᡞᠨ ᡞ ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨᠴᡳ ᠠᠨᡞᠶᠠ ᠂ ᠵᡠᠸᡝ ᠪᠢᠶᠠᡞ ᡨᠣᡶᠣᡥᠣᠨ ᡩᡝ ᡶᡠᠯᡥᡡᠨ ᠴᠣᡣᠣ ᠢᠨᡝᡢᡤᡞ ᡩᠣᠪᠣᠷᠢ ᠪᠢᠶᠠ ᠪᡝ ᠵᡝᡨᡝᠷᡝ ᠨᠢᠷᡠᡤᠠ] [Kangxi shi nian er yue shi wu ri ding you ye wang yuen shi tu] [康熙十年二月十五日丁酉夜望月食圖]
Scope & Content:
Calculations of the lunar eclipse on the date Kangxi 10 (1671), 2nd month, 15th day. In Chinese and Manchu, by Father Ferdinand Verbiest (Nan Huairen, 南懷仁). It is damaged and the title is missing. [A similar copy is at Or 74 b 6]. There is a diagram next to the calculation for each province. T...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and Manchu
Date Range:
c 1671
Extent:

1 roll

3026. Or 74 b 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 74 b 6
Title:
[Lunar eclipse of 1671] Elhe taifin-i juwanci aniya, juwe biyai tofohon de fulhūn coko inenggi dobo[ri biya] be jetere niruga ᡝᠯᡥᡝ ᡨᠠᠢᠢᡶᡞᠨ ᡞ ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨᠴᡳ ᠠᠨᡞᠶᠠ ᠂ ᠵᡠᠸᡝ ᠪᠢᠶᠠᡞ ᡨᠣᡶᠣᡥᠣᠨ ᡩᡝ ᡶᡠᠯᡥᡡᠨ ᠴᠣᡣᠣ ᠢᠨᡝᡢᡤᡞ ᡩᠣᠪᠣ[ᠷᠢ ᠪᠢᠶᠠ] ᠪᡝ ᠵᡝᡨᡝᠷᡝ ᠨᠢᠷᡠᡤᠠ Kangxi shi nian er yue shi wu ri ding you ye wang yuen shi tu 康熙十年二月十五日丁酉夜望月食圖 Typús eclipsis lúnæ, anno Christi 1671, Imperatoris Cam̄ Hȳ decimo ... in singúlis Imperij Sinensis provincijs ... auctore P. Ferdinando Verbiest, Societ:is Jesu, in Regia Pekinensi,...
Scope & Content:
Calculations of the lunar eclipse in on the date Kangxi 10 (1671), 2nd month, 15th day. In Chinese and Manchu, by Father Ferdinand Verbiest (Nan Huairen, 南懷仁). There is a diagram next to the calculation for each province. The reading order is right to left for the Chinese and left to right for t...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese, Latin, and Manchu
Date Range:
c 1671
Extent:

1 volume, in a case

3027. Or 74 b 7

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 74 b 7
Title:
Man Han Ciian [sic] ze wen ᠮᠠᠨ ᠬᠠᠨ ᠴᠢᠢᠠᠨ ᡯᡝ ᠸᡝᠨ Man Han Qian zi wen 滿漢千字文
Scope & Content:
The Chinese text of the 'Thousand Character Classic' together with the Manchu transcription and with Chinese homonyms placed below in smaller print. The margin title is Guan hua Qian zi wen (官話千字文). On the left side of the cover: Jing du Kui bizhai zi xing (京都奎璧齋梓行) - printed and published by t...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and Manchu
Date Range:
2nd half of the 17th century
Extent:

1 fasciculus, bound

3028. Or 985

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 985
Title:
Shisen 詩僊
Scope & Content:
Title from title slip on left of front cover. Variant title on 2 other title slips on cover 'Shisen no zu' 詩僊之図. An album of 36 poems by celebrated historical Chinese poets each accompanied by a coloured illustration of the poet. A preface pasted onto the 1st folio of the album is dated Jōkyō...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and Japanese
Date Range:
1684
Extent:
1 volume (38 folios)

3029. Or 1234

Reference (shelfmark):
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

3030. Or 1304

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 1304
Title:
地理輯要 Di li ji yao [An abstract of chiromantic and geomantic lore]
Scope & Content:
Title written on the tail. This manuscript includes many topics related to numerology and geomancy including illustrations and mnemonics related to divination, instructions for calculating fortunes, and geomantic diagrams. Bears the signature 'Douglas' on the verso of folio 73; possibly Robert...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1644-1875
Extent:
1 volume (73 folios)

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