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471. Or 8159

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 8159
Title:
Yongle dadian 永樂大典, chapters 20850-20851
Scope & Content:
Chapters 20850 and 20851 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:
51 folios

472. Or 8209

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 8209
Title:
Oudeli ke jia hua ci dian. 歐德理客家話詞典. [Eitel's Hakka Dictionary].
Scope & Content:
Dictionary of Hakka compiled by Dr Ernst Johann Eitel, German-born protestant missionary in China and civil servant in Hong Kong (1838-1908).
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
1838-1908
Extent:
4 volumes (1475 folios).

473. Or 8644

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 8644
Title:
[德寳齋集拓印譜]. [De bao zhao ji ta yin pu]. [A collection of seal impressions].
Scope & Content:
Catalogue of seals, ordered by radical, with seal imprint in red and corresponding transliteration handwritten in black ink. Foliation follows the reading direction (right to left) and restarts with the second part: Part 1 (廉生藏印一卷): ff.1-88Part 2 (清卿藏印一卷): ff.1-45Part 3 (伯英太史藏印一卷): ff.46-91
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1889-1892
Extent:
1 volume containing 3 parts (91 folios)

474. Or 9430

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 9430
Title:
皇朝禮器圖式 Huang chao li qi tu shi [Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphenalia of the Qing dynasty].
Scope & Content:
皇朝禮器圖式 Huang chao li qi tu shi [Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphenalia of the Qing dynasty]. Illustrated manuscript album depicting ceremonial official costumes, furniture and objects of the imperial court under the Manchu dynasty, with descriptions. The British Library's item i...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1736-95
Extent:
1 volume (38 folios).

475. Or 11175

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 11175
Title:
甘肅地理攷. Gansu di li kao. [A study of the geography of Gansu Province].
Scope & Content:
A study of the geography of Gansu province by Song Zhizhang 宋之章.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
19th c.
Extent:

1 volume (11 folios).

476. Or 11517

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 11517
Title:
Illustrated poetry album. [歐陽保極等詩畫冊]. [Ou yang bao ji deng shi hua ce].
Scope & Content:
Concertina album with wooden covers containing poetry and landscape paintings. Each folio contains poetry in vertical lines in black ink on paper on the recto side, and a coloured illustration on silk on the verso side for a total of 8 illustrations. Each folio is framed in silk.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1864
Extent:

1 volume (9 folios).

477. Or 11691

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 11691
Title:
福次咸詩草 Fu Cixian shi cao.
Scope & Content:
Poetry by Fu Cixian.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1860
Extent:
1 volume (11 folios)

478. Or 12243 A

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 12243 A
Title:
戒俗吏矯飾論 Jie su li jiao shi lun [Examination essay].
Scope & Content:
An examination essay by Chen Mingqiu 陳鳴秋, checked by Liao Shouheng 廖壽恒. Concertina with 9 folios. The first folio contains a red seal and two yellow strips attached to the paper. A separate sheet (foliated as 4*) contains the name of the candidate.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1889?
Extent:
1 volume (9 folios) and one separate sheet.

479. Or 12243 B

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 12243 B
Title:
十事對九賦 Shi shi dui jiu fu ["Fu" poem written for an examination].
Scope & Content:
An examination essay with poem composition by Du Zuohang 杜作航, checked by Liao Shouheng 廖壽恆. Concertina with 5 folios. The first folio contains a red seal and two yellow strips attached to the paper. A separate sheet (foliated at 4*) contains the name of the candidate.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1889?
Extent:
1 volume (5 folios) and one separate sheet.

480. Or 13151

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 13151
Title:
[Bilingual Turki-Chinese Laissez-Passer]
Scope & Content:
A laissez-passer granted to a Turkic man employed by Otani, a Japanese official undertaking a visit to Urumqi, possibly for an archaeological expedition. The Turkic man is named as Muhammad Ali Akhund, son of Ghiyas al-Din. The document asks that he be granted leave to travel to Urumqi with Otan...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chagatai and Chinese
Date Range:
1903
Extent:
1 text, 1 f