Types principaux des différentes races humaines, dans les cinq parties du monde. Modeléles sous la diréction du Pr. Baer de St. Petersbourg. Photographer(s): Unknown
Chinese imperial encyclopaedia, commissioned by the Yongle Emperor and completed in 1408. This is the second manuscript edition (Jiajing to Longqing period 1562-72). The volumes are unique and notable for preserving texts not extant elsewhere.
YULE, Sir HENRY (1820-1889) Yule served in India with the Bengal Engineers from 1840 to 1862. He was first posted to the Khasi Hills, Assam, where he ...
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YULE, Sir HENRY (1820-1889) Yule served in India with the Bengal Engineers from 1840 to 1862. He was first posted to the Khasi Hills, Assam, where he became interested in the customs and megaliths of the Khasis. In 1843 he was sent to the Punjab to work on the west Jumma canals. At the end o...
Stefan Zweig Collection: Music, literary and historical manuscripts
Scope & Content:
Comprising items collected by Stefan Zweig and by his immediate heirs, with a number presented to Zweig by the writers. All manuscripts are autograph unless otherwise stated. A number of the music manuscripts from the collection were formerly placed on loan in the British Library, the Mozart man...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish