Tag / Manuscripts
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 2019Raffles 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 2019Burmese 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 2019Dr. 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…
17 September 2018The 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 2018New 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 2016Conservation students’ remarkable work on RAS collections
The Royal Asiatic Society has been collecting material for almost two centuries, and holds many objects whose origins date back far into the previous millennium. Looking after a diverse and important collection…
7 July 2016Dr Ben Outhwaite lectures on “Lewis, Gibson and the Discovery of the Cairo Genizah”
The RAS was delighted to host a lecture yesterday evening by Dr Ben Outhwaite ( University of Cambridge) titled “Lewis, Gibson and the Discovery of the Cairo Genizah”. Dr Outhwaite’s lecture highlighted…
13 November 2015Conservation of Latin-Chinese manuscript dictionary: a progress report
Over the course of the year, a team of conservators has been working hard at the Society to conserve a rare 1745 Latin-Chinese dictionary. This project was funded thanks to generous support from…
11 November 2015