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1. 14310a

Reference (shelfmark):
14310a
Title:
Narthang Tanjur (1904)
Scope & Content:
Collection of Tibetan translation of canonical Indian Buddhist commentaries covering teachings of the Sutra and Tantra traditions. The blocks carved at the printing house of the sNar thang monastery in Central Tibet from 1741. The prints were probably produced during the 19th century but not late...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
1741-1904
Extent:
220 (out of 223) volumes, vols rgyud 13, rgyud 29, and rgyud 48 missing. Traditional Tibetan pothi format in early 20th century library binding.

2. Foster 886

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 886
Title:
Half-length portrait of Claudius James Rich. On loan from the Trustees of the British Museum. Artist(s): Phillips, Thomas (1770-1845)
Scope & Content:
Half-length portrait of Claudius James Rich, c.1803 Oil on canvas.75 by 63 cms. Presented to the British Museum by the sitter’s widow, date unknown; lent to the British Library by the Trustees of the British Museum. Claudius James Rich (1787-1820), was born in France but brought up in Bristol...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1803
Extent:
1 Item

3. Foster 975

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 975
Title:
Portrait bust of Friedrich August Rosen (1805-37). Scholar of Sanskrit and the Semitic languages. Artist(s): Westmacott, Richard, Jr. (1799-1872)
Scope & Content:
Friedrich August Rosen (1805-37), an undraped bust. c.1837. Facsimile after the marble in the British Museum. Height 55 cm. Presented by the Trustees of the British Museum. Rosen was born in Hanover, and studied at Gottingen and Leipzig, where he abandoned law in favour of oriental studies. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1837
Extent:
1 Item

4. Or 3567A

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 3567A
Title:
Gaṅgākṛityaviveka
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1496
Extent:
foll. 44

5. Or 3567B

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 3567B
Title:
Gayāvidhi, or Gayākṛitya
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1400-1599
Extent:
foll. 27

6. Or 3568

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 3568
Title:
Fragment of Yogayājñavalkya`
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
0800-1099
Extent:
foll. 55 (originally 57, folios 16 and 27 missing)

7. Or 6871

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6871
Title:
Vādāvalī
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1899
Extent:
foll. 42