Tag / Manuscripts
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Happy New Year
We would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and hope that Covid did not intervene to prevent your celebrations. The Society re-opened on the 4th January and we are delighted…
7 January 2022 -
Collections Summer Update
Traditionally, the Society is quieter than usual during the Summer months, due to the lower number of Events. But staff continue to work busily away, and in recent weeks we have been…
2 July 2021 -
Exploring the Middle East
This coming Sunday (31st January), marks the 128th anniversary of the birth of the explorer Dame Freya Stark (1893-1993). Dame Freya was renowned for her determination and bravery in travelling to countries…
29 January 2021 -
Sir Stamford Raffles: Exhibitions, Collections, Legacy
This post is by Edward Weech. Nancy Charley, who writes most of our blog posts, is on holiday. Last week, I was fortunate to be able to attend the opening of the…
24 September 2019 -
Raffles in Java
On Tuesday 30th July, we welcomed Dr Sarah Tiffin to lecture on “Raffles and the Course of Empire: Decoding Ruin Imagery in The History of Java”. The lecture, reflecting some of the…
2 August 2019 -
Burmese manuscript conservation success
We are delighted to announce that the project to conserve one of the Society’s Burmese manuscripts, and its rare woven braid (sazigyo), was recently completed. The conservation of these precious objects was…
26 July 2019 -
Dr. Cailah Jackson (Oxford University) – The Arts of the Book in a Time of Conflict: Manuscripts of Late Medieval Konya
This presentation will discuss several illuminated manuscripts produced in Konya between 1278 and 1332. Consisting mainly of works by Jalal al-Din Rumi and Sultan Walad, most of this material has not been…
10 January 2019 -
The Great Seal of Aceh
Last night, the Society was delighted to host a lecture by Dr Annabel Teh Gallop, Lead Curator for Southeast Asia at the British Library, on “The Great Seal of Aceh”. Before moving…
9 February 2018 -
New Light on Old Problems: Multi-Spectral Imaging of Sanskrit Manuscripts
Earlier this year, the Society was delighted to play host to an innovative project looking at some of our Buddhist Sanskrit manuscripts from the Hodgson Collection. Most of the manuscripts in this…
19 December 2016