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Reference (shelfmark):: Or 7616
Title:: Yongle dadian 永樂大典, chapters 11903-11904
Scope & Content:: Chapters 11903 and 11904 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:: 48 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 7690
Title:: 康熙聖諭 Kangxi sheng yu
Scope & Content:: Copy of Imperial edict ordering a geographical survey of the Empire on the 59th year of the Kangxi Emperor (= 1720).
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1720-1912
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 7694/1506
Title:: Shang dynasty oracle bone (jia gu 甲骨)
Scope & Content:: Inscribed oracle bone (jia gu 甲骨) from the Couling-Chalfant collection.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1300 BC-1050 BC
Extent:: Inscribed bone from China, dating between 1300 and 1050 BC

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 7694/1506-2125
Title:: Oracle bone collection 甲骨
Scope & Content:: A unique series of oracle bones (jia gu 甲骨) from the Couling-Chalfant collection. These animal bones date from the late Shang dynasty (around 1300-1050 BCE) and are among the oldest items in the British Library. They bear carved inscriptions which record divination rituals involving the Shang ...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1300-1050BC
Extent:: Inscribed bones from China, dating from between 1300 and 1050 BCE.

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 7694/1507
Title:: Shang dynasty oracle bone (jia gu 甲骨)
Scope & Content:: Inscribed oracle bone (jia gu 甲骨) from the Couling-Chalfant collection. It is believed that the inscription, or part(s) of the inscription, on this particular item may have been added during the twentieth century.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1300 BC-1050 BC
Extent:: Inscribed bone from China, dating between 1300 and 1050 BC

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 7694/1508
Title:: Shang dynasty oracle bone (jia gu 甲骨)
Scope & Content:: Inscribed oracle bone (jia gu 甲骨) from the Couling-Chalfant collection.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1300 BC-1050 BC
Extent:: Inscribed bone from China, dating between 1300 and 1050 BC

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 7694/1509
Title:: Shang dynasty oracle bone (jia gu 甲骨)
Scope & Content:: Inscribed oracle bone (jia gu 甲骨) from the Couling-Chalfant collection.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1300 BC-1050 BC
Extent:: Inscribed bone from China, dating between 1300 and 1050 BC

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 7694/1510
Title:: Shang dynasty oracle bone (jia gu 甲骨)
Scope & Content:: Inscribed oracle bone (jia gu 甲骨) from the Couling-Chalfant collection.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1300 BC-1050 BC
Extent:: Inscribed bone from China, dating between 1300 and 1050 BC

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