Chester Beatty Library – Collections – The Western Collection – Papyri | The Western Papyri Collection, Chester Beatty Library Papyri Collection Ranging in date from 1800 BC to AD 800, the Chester Beatty Library's collection of papyrus includes rolls, codices and individual documents from Ancient, Roman and Coptic Egypt. It includes many works of outstanding importance, with unique documents and, in some cases, the earliest known copies of particular texts. Many of the papyri in the collection (both religious and documentary) are written in Greek, the official language of Egypt for over 1000 years from the conquest of Alexander the Great until the Arab conquest. In addition, there are texts written in hieroglyphic, hieratic, Demotic and Coptic. The Papyrus Collection was, for the most part, established in the 1920s under the guidance of senior curators in the British Museum's Department of Egyptian Antiquities and Department of Manuscripts; allied Oxford and Cambridge academics also contributed to its formation and development.
Digitised Manuscripts Almost 900 Greek manuscripts and some of the most important papyri, ranging in date from the first to the 18th centuries, are now included in the Digitised Manuscripts site. The first two phases of the Greek Manuscripts Digitisation Project were generously funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the third phase was funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the A. G. The Royal Manuscripts and Botany in British India projects have been funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council as a part of its Digital Transformations in Arts and Humanities Theme and contributes to a package of measures aimed at developing innovative approaches to archiving, accessing and using data for research in the arts and humanities supported as a part of the additional investment to enhance the national e.infrastructure for research announced by the Government in October 2011. The Zweig Collection of music manuscripts was digitised with the support of the Derek Butler Trust.
Untold Stories of the First World War Photos, letters and other memorabilia It was the war that tore Europe apart – a struggle between the central powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria, against the allied powers of Britain, France, Belgium, Russia, Italy and the USA. No European nation was left untouched – even neutral states felt the impact of the war. But it was the ordinary men and women who were affected the most. Renowned historian and WW1 author Peter Englund said: “This important and imaginative project tells the other side of the story, from the point of view of a young soldier who signed up seeking adventure, to the family devastated by news that he was one of millions who would never return.
The British Library Digital Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts You can • perform a quick search (this searches for a word or number in all sections of each catalogue entry, including images); • perform a simple search using keywords and dates; • look for information about a particular manuscript if you know its collection name and manuscript number; • perform an advanced search using different types or combinations of information; • explore the virtual exhibitions of various aspects of the British Library's western illuminated manuscript holdings; and • check the illustrated glossaries of terms. • download digital images for further reuse such as in educational contexts, placing on your blog or sharing with others. Please see guidance notes on Access and Reuse. Updated 23 March 2018. Please note that only selected manuscripts in the Additional collection and no manuscripts in the Cotton collection are included in the Catalogue. Full digital coverage of selected manuscripts are also available on Digitised Manuscripts.
initiation à l'épigraphie grecque par c.tuan Manuscript Collections and Archives The Manuscript Department consists of many individual collections, which are now closed. Since 1990 new acquisitions (with a few exceptions) are placed according to numerus currens. For a broader description of the individual collection and its history, see: Carl S. Petersen: Det kongelige Biblioteks Haandskriftsamling, Kbh. 1943. The historic main collections The core of the Manuscript Department is made up of the Old Royal Collection (Gammel Kongelig Samling or GKS), the Thott Collection and the New Royal Collection (Ny Kongelig Samling or NKS). Old Royal Collectionis the oldest collection of the Royal Library. Thott's Collectionwas acquired by the Royal Library as a bequest from count Otto Thott after his death in 1785. New Royal Collectionwas established as the open collection of the Royal Library after the Old Royal Collection was closed. The Uldall CollectionGeneral director Peter Uldal's collection, acquired by the Royal Library in 1803. Allen's CollectionsC. The archive of N.
Escape your search engine Filter Bubble! Brass celestial globe, made by Muhammad ibn Hilal — Google Arts & Culture The celestial globe is a three-dimensional map of the stars, and has been used since classical times. The stars were thought to sit on the surface of a giant sphere around the Earth, and the constant movement of the stars every night and throughout the year seemed to be caused by this giant sphere slowly turning overhead. Just like a terrestrial globe, the celestial sphere is mapped by a North and South Pole, an Equator, and lines of longitude and latitude. Celestial globes were produced first by Greek astronomers, and later also in the Islamic world, where the earliest known globes date from the late eleventh century.
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British Museum - astrolabe This brass instrument is the earliest dated European astrolabe. The MATER which is cut from a solid block is graduated clockwise 0° to 360°. The inside is empty. The THRONE is crescent shaped and the shackle saddle shaped. On the RETE, with a distinctive Y inside the ecliptic, 33 stars are indicated as follows: 'Mirac', 'batnachaythos', 'Menkar', 'Augetenar', 'Aldeboran', 'alhayok', 'Rigil', 'elgeuze', 'alhabor', 'algomeyza', 'Markeb', 'alfard', 'Cor leon', 'edub', 'algorab', 'alchimek', 'benetnac', 'alramek', 'elfeca', 'Yed', 'alacrab', 'alhae', 'Taben', 'Wega', 'altair', 'delfin', 'aldigege', 'Cor corvi', 'aldera', 'Musida equi', 'Cenok', 'Hum{erus} equi', 'Skeder'. Ten of the star-pointers are zoomorphic (birds and the head of a dog), two are heads of human beings. All five PLATES bear markings for the circles of the tropics and the equator. The BACK bears four altitude scales starting at the top and running clockwise 90° to 0°, 0° to 90° twice, divided to single degrees.
Attic Inscriptions Online Maps, prints, and photographs Treasures in the Royal Library Back | Main Tabulae geographicae Cl: Ptolemęi ad mentem autoris restitutæ & emendatę Per Gerardum Mercatorem Illustriss: Ducis Cliuię &c: Cosmographum. Köln 1578.Department of Maps, Prints, and Photographs, 6 1578 2º Atlas based on the geographical work of Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 41 x 29.3 cm. See more maps at the web exhibition of the Department of Maps, Prints, and Photographs Denmark on the world map. © Det Kongelige Bibliotek 2003