Subject: Folklore / Level: [36] Series - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP760/1/6
Title:: The Tīrthalāl Naghabhanī Archive (TLA): Tīrthalāl’s Personal Papers (TLP)
Scope & Content:: TLP includes papers personally generated by Tīrthalāl which are mainly the Mss drafts of his research work, articles, essays and monographs, translations and notes, published and unpublished, and copies of rare primary and secondary sources. Custodial history: TLP. The dates, including the use...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English, Nepali, Newari, Newari, Classical, Not applicable, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1600-2006
Extent:: 7324 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP810/1/1
Title:: Manuscripts and items from Kanniyakumari District (collection not finished)
Scope & Content:: This series is composed of manuscripts coming from Kanniyakumari district. The manuscripts are composed of palm leaves written with the help of stylus on the two sides. The items concern instruments to cut out palm leaves and to write.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 18th century-20th century
Extent:: 24077 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP921/4/1
Title:: Books from the Library of Rajnarayan Basu Smriti Pathagar
Scope & Content:: Collection of books from the library of Rajnarayan Basu Smriti Pathagar, Library Road, Paschim Medinipur. Custodial history: With the immense contributions of Henry Vincent Bayley, Raj Narayan Basu and other erudite persons this library was established in 1851 as very first public library of In...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali, English, Hindi, Oriya, Persian, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:: 1849-1940
Extent:: 9147 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP921/4/2
Title:: Manuscripts from the Library of Rajnarayan Basu Smriti Pathagar
Scope & Content:: Collection of manuscripts from the library of Rajnarayan Basu Smriti Pathagar, Library Road, Paschim Medinipur. Custodial history: With the immense contributions of Henry Vincent Bayley, Raj Narayan Basu and other erudite persons this library was established in 1851 as very first public library...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali, Hindi, Persian, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 06th century-18th century
Extent:: 2714 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP921/6/3
Title:: Manuscripts from Sisir Bani Mandir Pathagar
Scope & Content:: Collection of manuscripts from Sisir Bani Mandir Pathagar, Guptipara, Hooghly. Custodial history: One of the oldest libraries in the Hooghly district. Sisir Bani Mandir was established at Guptipara in 1917. The library has a good collection of old Sanskrit and Bengali manuscripts and some rare ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 05th century-18th century
Extent:: 13613 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP989/1/1
Title:: Vidyu manuscript: "Starini. Iz Bulgarskite zemi s kratki opisaniya za tyah. S 425 obrazi v teksta. Sabral Ivan Enchev - Vidyu"; Manuscript entitled "Antiquities. All over the Bulgarian Lands with short Descriptions about them. Collected by Ivan Enchev - Vidyu"
Scope & Content:: This series contains two manuscript folders, handwritten and hand painted (ink, pencil, Indian ink) by the collector and author Ivan Enchev – Vidyu, 470 pages altogether plus 425 images incorporated in the manuscript (281 photographs; 43 sketches; 36 inscriptions; 24 copies of documents; 27 draf...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bulgarian and Church Slavic
Date Range:: Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:: 478 TIFF images

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