Tag / Ed Weech
Now available on YouTube: Launch of Derek Davis translation of Pushkin’s ‘A Journey to Arzrum during the Campaign of 1829’
“There was a Poet whose untimely tomb…” Shelley Alastor Much has happened since the launch of my translation of Pushkin’s Arzrum [Erzurum] on 25 October. At RAS,…
3 March 2023Japanese culture through rare books
With Library services closed for the time being, I thought I would take the opportunity to enrol myself on some online courses to improve my skills and knowledge. A course that particularly…
13 November 2020Cataloguing Collections – Improving Accessibility
This week, Argula Rublack shares about her experience of working at the RAS. She is a student on placement from University College London, Library and Information Studies Masters course: “I was first…
27 April 2018Happy Birthday Royal Asiatic Society
The Royal Asiatic Society was founded on the 15th March 1823, so this week marks its 194th birthday. Its inaugural meeting was held in the Thatched House Tavern on St James Street,…
16 March 2017“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 2016