Author / Nancy Charley
Personal Papers – Thomas Manning and Richard Francis Burton
The catalogue for the personal papers of Thomas Manning has now been available for a couple of weeks via Archives Hub. They have already been of help to researchers, which for me,…
21 July 2016From Mamluk Helmets to Timurid Iran via Han Administration
The title of this blog reflects the range of topics covered in recent events at the RAS. On Tuesday 21st June Shireen El Kassem gave a Guest Lecture in which she elucidated…
1 July 2016John Cecil Cloake and Other Delights of the Photographic Collections
Ruby Rees-Sheridan tells more about her placement: As my month-long placement at the RAS comes to a close I will certainly be leaving with a sense of achievement. This week has seen a…
23 June 2016From Bombay to Oud Playing, Damascus to Jane Austen’s London
Over the past week the RAS has been delighted to host several events. On Thursday 9th June, Professor Sarah Ansari presented the last lecture in the 2015-2016 RAS Lecture Series. She spoke…
17 June 2016Working with the RAS Photographic Collections
MA Student Ruby Rees-Sheridan shares her experiences during her placement at the RAS. Placement at the RAS As part of my MA in Art History and Museum Curating at the University…
10 June 2016Honoring David Morgan: Mongols and Post-Mongol Asia
On Friday 27th May 2016 the Society celebrated the publication of a special issue of the Journal, The Mongols and Post-Mongol Asia: Studies in Honour of David O. Morgan. Our winter and…
7 June 2016Nineveh on Screen
We are grateful to Amara Thornton and Michael McCluskey from the UCL, Filming Antiquity project for this week’s blogpost: On Tuesday 26 January, the Director and staff of the Royal Asiatic Society welcomed…
12 May 2016The Mongol World
Subscribers to the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society will soon be receiving the spring issue. This edition is a festschrift created in honour of its former editor Professor David O. Morgan. Researchers…
6 May 2016“After the Fashion of their Country” – Thomas Manning Launch Event
Yesterday evening (28th April), the RAS hosted the official launch of the Thomas Manning Archive. We were delighted to welcome many guests, among whom were members of the Manning family, representatives of the…
29 April 2016The Goddess Devi
On Tuesday 12th April, The Royal Asiatic Society were pleased to host a launch of Isabella Tree’s book. “The Living Goddess”. In the book Isabella explores the Tibetan tradition of choosing a…
14 April 2016