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Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 RAS COLL6-RAS COLL6/3

Publication status

Published

Level of description

Series

Extent and medium

6 bound volumes, 3 archival folders + 9 electronic documents,

Date(s)

1823 - 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.

Repository

Royal Asiatic Society Archives

Content and structure area

Scope and content

This series contains catalogues and handlists for the manuscripts within the Society's collections.

System of arrangement

These were subdivided as follows: * RAS COLL6/3/1 - General Manuscript Catalogues * RAS COLL6/3/2 - Manuscripts in Arabic Script * RAS COLL6/3/3 - Sanskrit and other Indian Language Manuscripts * RAS COLL6/3/4 - Pali, Sinhalese and Burmese Manuscripts * RAS COLL6/3/5 - Southeast Asian Languages Manuscripts * RAS COLL6/3/6 - Sino-Tibetan Manuscripts