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Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS MEMB-RAS MEMB/5-RAS MEMB/5/4-RAS MEMB/5/4/6
Publication status
Published
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
6 copies, printed
Date(s)
- 1823-1830 (Creation)
Context area
Name of creator
(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.
Repository
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Archival history
This has been kept in a folder of uncatalogued prints and drawings, and was previously given a reference number of 111.001.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This file contains multiple copies of a blank printed membership certificate. This appears to be the diploma sent to Foreign Members by the Society to mark their election during the reign of George IV. The certificate contains the following text in Latin:
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Q. F. F. Q. S.
SOCIETAS ad Literas Asiaticas in Britanniis excolendas sub auspicis potentissimi Regis GeorgII IV. feliciter instituta
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in Sociorum suorum Exterorum numerum adscribi voluit; consessu solenni Londini habito, die [space] 18 [space]
Quod sub Societatis sigillo testantur
Praeses.
Director.
Secretarius.
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One of the copies has the word 'GeorgII IV' crossed out and annotated 'Victoria' in pencil. Measures 45 cm (h) x 37.2 cm (w).
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Language of material
- Latin
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