Annual Rustaveli Day 2019
The Anglo-Georgian Connection Series: Episode 2
The Anglo-Georgian Connection Series: Episode 2
Vision and Landscape: New Perspectives on Oriental Scenery by Thomas and William Daniell
Phebe Gibbs, Our Calcutta Correspondent.
Bagan and the Theravada Buddhist Ecumene in the 12-13th Centuries CE
Lecture and book presentation. The Human Odyssey - East, West and the search for Universal Values.
The Mandarin Union Version after One Hundred Years: A Reflection on the History and Impact of a Classic Chinese Biblical Translation
Book Launch: Silk, Syrup and Shade: 4000 years of Mulberry Migrations
George Thomas Staunton and the Perils of being a China Expert in early nineteenth-century London
Time and History across China's Northeastern Borders
The Ka'ba of Mecca as axis and matrix mundi, Dr Simon O'Meara (SOAS) Mappa mundi with the ‘Dome of the earth’ (Qubbat al-arḍ) at the centre, the Kaʿba next to it, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria at the perimeter. From an unidentified late medieval or pre-modern Persianate manuscript. Gouache and ink on paper.