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Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS COLL5-RAS COLL5/7
Publication status
Published
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
5 archival folders + electronic material
Date(s)
- 1900-ongoing (Creation)
Context area
Name of creator
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
(1823-)
Biographical history
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.
_British Museum_
_London, England_
Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts
Biographical history
Camberwell College of Arts is now part of the University of Arts, London. It was established as the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts in 1898, and adopted its present name in 1989.
_Sotheby & Co. London_
_England_
_Royal society for Asian Affairs GB_
Frederick Eden Pargiter
(1852-1927)
_Beveridge_
_Henry_
_1837-1929_
_Indian civil servant, orientalist_
_The Times_
_London_
Nalini Balbir
(1955 0)
Biographical history
Nalini Balbir is a French Indologist who lives in Paris. She is a scholar of Sanskrit, Prakrit, Pali, Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism. She was previously a student of Indologist Colette Caillat. She is known for her work on the publication of the Catalogue of the Jain Manuscripts of the British Library published by the Institute of Jainology.
_National Portrait Gallery_
Repository
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Information about, and evidence of engagement with the artworks of the Society. For collections with a significant amount of material, a separate subseries was created.
Conditions of access and use area
Additional information
Description identifier
gb891-rascoll5/7
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