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↑ Up one levelRoyal Asiatic Society banyan tree emblem
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Reference code
GB 891 RAS JOUR-RAS JOUR/17-RAS JOUR/17/1
Publication status
Published
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
2 items engraved metal
Date(s)
- 1824 - 1941 (Creation)
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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
Two versions of the Society's emblem of a banyan tree with the Latin motto 'Quot rami tot arbres' to be used in the printing process. The emblem was used on the Journal cover between 1863 and 1941.
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Language of material
- Latin
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