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The Illuminated Page: Ten Centuries of Manuscript Painting in the British Library

Book by Janet Backhouse; British Library, 1997

Subjects:

British Library--Catalogs, Illumination Of Books And Manuscripts, Medieval, Illumination Of Books And Manuscripts, Renaissance, Illumination Of Books And Manuscripts--England--London--Catalogs

Collections: Entire Library

The British Library houses the largest and most comprehensive collection of Western illuminated manuscripts in the world. This book offers an anthology in colour chosen from more than two hundred of them. So very comprehensive are the British Library collections that the majority of the most ...
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The British Library houses the largest and most comprehensive collection of Western illuminated manuscripts in the world. This book offers an anthology in colour chosen from more than two hundred of them. So very comprehensive are the British Library collections that the majority of the most significant schools of illumination in medieval Europe can be represented. Furthermore, most of the manuscripts contain dozens, if not hundreds, of images, only visible to those who have the privilege of turning their delicate pages.
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The British Library Guide to Printing: History and Techniques

Book by Michael Twyman; British Library, 1998

Subjects:

Printing--History

Collections: Entire Library

Offering short, highly illustrated introductions to some key areas in the making of books, the books in this series provide an historical overview of techniques and processes. This title covers the printing methods and techniques used in making books.
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Catalogue of British Paintings in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery

Book by C. H. Collins Baker; Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, 1936

Subjects:

Painting, British, Painting--California--San Marino--Catalogs

Collections: Entire Library

...CATALOGUE OF BRITISH PAINTINGS...E. HUNTINGTON LIBRARY AND ART GALLERY...the magnificent library mainly devoted to research in British culture. It is...Copies in the British Museum, the Bodleian Library, Cambridge University...
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Three Books of Polydore Vergil's English History, Comprising the Reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III. from an Early Translation, Preserved among the Mss. of the Old Royal Library in the British Museum

Book by Henry Ellis, Polydore Vergil; John Bowyer Nichols and Son, 1844

Subjects:

Great Britain--History--Lancaster And York, 1399-1485

Collections: History, Entire Library

...OF THE OLD ROYAL LIBRARY IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. EDITED...Duke of Urbino's library, and to have corrected...Manuscripts in the British Museum...presented to the British Museum, "CRONICA...found in the Royal Library when Casley formed...
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Collectanea Anglo-Premonstratensia: Documents Drawn from the Original Register of the Order, Now in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, and the Transcript of Another Register in the British Museum

Book by Francis A. Gasquet; Royal Historical Society, 1904

Subjects:

Monasticism And Religious Orders, Premonstratensians

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...IN THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY, OXFORD, AND THE...REGISTER IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM ARRANGED...Additional MSS. in the British Museum Add. MS...in the Bodleian Library, known as Ashmole...transcript, now in the British Museum, Additional...in the Bodleian Library, Ashmole MS. 1519...

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Journal Articles on: british library

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Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhara: The British Library Kharosthi Fragments

Journal article by O.V. Hinuber; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 121, 2001

Subjects:

Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhara: The British Library Kharosthi Fragments (Book)--Reviews, Books--Reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhara: The British Library Kharosthi Fragments by...Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhara: The British Library Kharosthi Fragments. By RICHARD...birch-bark were acquired by the British Library through the good services of...
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A Preliminary Survey of Some Early Buddhist Manuscripts Recently Acquired by the British Library

Journal article by Richard Salomon; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 117, 1997

Subjects:

Buddhists--Records and correspondence, Manuscripts--Surveys, United Kingdom. British Library--Collections and collecting

Collections: History, Entire Library

...manuscripts recently acquired by the British Library. by Richard Salomon...India Office Collections of the British Library have recently acquired, with...the conservation staff of the British Library. This has now made it possible...
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A Gandhari Version of the Rhinoceros Sutra: British Library Kharosthi Fragment 5B

Journal article by Oskar Von Hinuber; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 123, 2003

Subjects:

A Gandhari Version of the Rhinoceros Sutra: British Library Kharosthi Fragment 5B (Book), Three Gandhari Ekottarikagama-Type Sutras: British Library Kharosthi Fragments 12 and 14 (Book)

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Version of the Rhinoceros Sutra: British Library Kharosthi Fragment 5B...Version of the Rhinoceros Sutra: British Library Kharosthi Fragment 5B. By RICHARD...Ekottarikagama-Type Sutras: British Library Kharosthi Fragments 12 and 14...
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John Gornall, the 'Invenciones' of the British Library 'Cancionero'

Journal article by Kirstin Kennedy; Medium Aevum, Vol. 74, 2005

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, The 'Invenciones' of the British Library 'Cancionero' (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Gornall, the Invenciones of the British Library Cancionero. by Kirstin...Gornall, The Invenciones of the British Library Cancionero, ed. Jane Whetnall...manuscript cancionero in the British Library, and his analysis is a constant...
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A New Version of the Gandhari Dharmapada and a Collection of Previous-Birth Stories: British Library Kharosthi Fragments 16 + 25

Journal article by O. V. Hinuber; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 124, 2004

Subjects:

A New Version of the Gandhari Dharmapada and a Collection of Previous-Birth Stories: British Library Kharosthi Fragments 16 + 25 (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Collection of Previous-Birth Stories: British Library Kharosthi Fragments 16 + 25...Collection of Previous-Birth Stories: British Library Kharosthi Fragments 16 + 25...concordance, parallel texts from the British Library Fragments 3 (a parallel to Purvayoga...

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Magazine Articles on: british library

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Reading in the New British Library

Magazine article by Adam Smyth; Contemporary Review, Vol. 274, February 1999

Subjects:

Libraries--United Kingdom, United Kingdom. British Library--Appreciation, United Kingdom--Libraries

Collections: Entire Library

Reading in the new British Library. by Adam Smyth I was standing outside the old British Library, waiting to see if it really...moments when people spoke. The old British Library was a formidable monument to...
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The Road Goes Ever on ... This Month, the British Library Opens an Exhibition of Priceless and Rare Treasures from the Silk Road Which Is Based Primarily on the Collection of Archaeologist Aurel Stein, Here, Its Curator, Susan Whitfield, Provides a Profile of Stein and Previews Some of the Artefacts on Display

Magazine article by Susan Whitfield; Geographical, Vol. 76, May 2004

Subjects:

Archaeologists--Travel, Silk Road--Exhibitions, Stein, Aurel, Sir--Travel, United Kingdom. British Library--Exhibitions

Collections: Entire Library

...Ever on ... This Month, the British Library Opens an Exhibition of Priceless...even fewer have visited. The British Library hopes to change this. Khotan...have been lost forever." The British Library exhibition will feature more...
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In Their Own Words: The British Library Has Compiled a Collection of Rare Recordings of Some Great Literary Figures. Robert Potts Delights in "Hollow Voices from the Tomb"

Magazine article by Robert Potts; New Statesman, Vol. 132, June 23, 2003

Subjects:

Authors--History, Poets--History, Sound recordings--Products, The Spoken Word - Poets (Sound recording)--Products, The Spoken Work - Writers (Sound recording)--Products, United Kingdom. British Library--Products, United Kingdom. British Library--Services

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

In their own words: the British Library has compiled a collection of...Chestertons contribution in the British Librarys Spoken Word CDs: just one example...lucky not to have lost. The British Library, which deserves our thanks for...
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The New British Library Revised Muslim Sensitivity Series, 2006

Magazine article by Rob Long; National Review, Vol. 58, September 11, 2006

Subjects:

Censorship--Forecasts and trends, United Kingdom. British Library--Laws, regulations and rules

Collections: Entire Library

The New British Library Revised Muslim Sensitivity Series, 2006. by Rob Long Excerpt from Maurice Crushed under Large Boulders (formerly Maurice...
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The New British Library Is a Major Triumph: But the Catering Is a Minor Scandal

Magazine article by Bee Wilson; New Statesman, Vol. 127, July 10, 1998

Subjects:

Public libraries--Food service, United Kingdom. British Library--Food service

Collections: Entire Library

The new British Library is a major triumph: but the catering...research student like me the new British Library is glamour incarnate. Even this most...other is the "Chapter Cafe at the British Library", tucked into the entrance courtyard...

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Newspaper Articles on: british library

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Gospel Truth Is Treasures CAN Be Loaned out; British Library Has Got It Wrong - MP

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), January 9, 2008

Subjects:

Legislators--Political activity, Legislators--Political aspects, United Kingdom. British Library--Political activity

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Treasures CAN Be Loaned out; British Library Has Got It Wrong - MP. Byline...PRESSURE is mounting on the British Library to rethink its remaining argument...by law. They claim the 1972 British Library Act specifically rules out any...
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Fury at British Library Plan to Charge for Reading Rooms

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), January 29, 2007

Subjects:

United Kingdom. British Library

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Fury at British Library Plan to Charge for Reading Rooms. Byline: TOM TEODORCZUK PLANS by the British Library to charge researchers for admission...this. Its outrageous because the British Library is our national library and technically...
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British Library Acquires Olivier Archive

Newspaper article by James Morrison; The Birmingham Post (England), April 6, 2000

Subjects:

Olivier, Laurence, United Kingdom. British Library

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

British Library Acquires Olivier Archive. by...bought for about pounds 1 million by the British Library. The so-called Laurence Olivier papers...roles such as in Brideshead Revisited. British Library chief executive Dr Brian Lang said yesterday...
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British Library 'Needs Budget Boost to Keep Up in Digital Age'

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), September 24, 2007

Subjects:

Libraries, United Kingdom. British Library

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

British Library Needs Budget Boost to Keep Up in Digital...Byline: LOUISE JURY THE HEAD of the British Library has stepped up her bid to save it fromthreatened...further ahead in the digital world, the British Library willbe marooned in the analogue age...
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A Lot of Sound and Fury; Terry Grimley Explores Highlights of Nearly Half a Century of RSC Performances from the British Library Sound Archive

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), January 13, 2006

Subjects:

United Kingdom. British Library

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...of RSC Performances from the British Library Sound Archive. Byline: Terry...Royal Shakespeare Company the British Library Sound Archive has now been systematically...produced by the RSC and the British Library. It was actually released during...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: british library

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British Library

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

BRITISH LIBRARY national library of...Long a part of the British Museum , the library collection originated...Kings Cross. Designed by British architect Colin St. John Wilson, the new library is spacious and multileveled...
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Library

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...and the more important Ulpian library, founded during the reign of...brought book collections to the British Isles, but important early...the Mazarine, Paris; the British Museum , London; the Bodleian Library , Oxford; the Vatican Library...
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Harleian Library

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

HARLEIAN LIBRARY har le n, harle , manuscript collection...it was purchased for 10,000 by the British government and with the collections...Hans Sloane formed the basis of the British Museum library. ____________________ The Columbia...
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British Museum

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

BRITISH MUSEUM the national repository in London for treasures...see Cotton, Sir Robert Bruce ) and the Harleian Library (see also Harley, Robert ). In 1757 the royal library...additions were built. Long a part of the museum, the British Library was established as a separate entity by act of Parliament...
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Dragonetti, Domenico

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...opera houses in Europe and after 1794 in concerts in England. He was a friend of Beethoven and Haydn and left to the British Library a large and valuable collection of manuscripts and old instruments. ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia...

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