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Latest post: Heritage under Occupation: The Japanese Commercial Postcards of a Unified Korea at blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-afri…

1860 :: Monolith Stones, Shillong ( Photo - @britishlibrary )

Today we’re celebrating 30 years of @TNLUK 🎉 @HeritageFundUK has empowered us to achieve significant milestones in preservation, acquisition, and accessing our collection – see how their generous funding has made a difference: bit.ly/BL30NLHF #NationalLottery30

Further India Office Records now available online via the interim Digitised Manuscripts webpage. blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/20…

Did you know ... that all the #Javanese manuscripts from Yogya in the @britishlibrary can be accessed digitally via Wikimedia Commons blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-afri… commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:…

Read about a recent acquisition to India Office Private Papers @britishlibrary. blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/20…

There's still time to book livestream tickets to watch tonight’s #PENPinterPrize ceremony at the @britishlibrary. Join us as Arundhati Roy accepts the award and announces this year’s Writer of Courage. Book now ⬇️ …hlibraryculturalevents.seetickets.com/event/the-pen-…

The first installment of restored access to digitised manuscripts in the @britishlibrary includes 46 manuscripts from Asian and African collections, in Arabic, Chagatai, Persian, Ethiopian and Bugis blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-afri…

Head on down to @Britishlibrary this weekend to see our stunning new #exhibition "a Silk Road Oasis: Life in ancient Dunhuang"

The hero #Rustam and his iconic war clothing. In our latest post: blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-afri… #Shahnama #Ferdosi

Shrouded in mystery, the Mughal princess-poet Zebunnisa. More in our latest post blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-afri…

1888 :: Construction of Nadrai Aqueduct ( Jaal Ka Pul / Fish Net Bridge ) In Kasganj , Uttar Pradesh British Engineer William Good Designed and Supervised Construction of Nadrai Aqueduct #EngineersDay ( Photo - @britishlibrary )

Something very, very exciting is happening @britishlibrary Medieval Women: In Their Own Words, our new major exhibition, opens on 25 October Get your tickets now, they're cheaper than #Oasis and more chance of encountering Margery Kempe 😉 blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

Huge news for art historians: the first phase of ⁦@TheCourtauld⁩ Witt Library digitisation is now live. Search the British School artist boxes for images from private collections and pre-internet auction records. French School coming next week. photocollections.courtauld.ac.uk/sec-menu/searc…

The Photographic Collections Network has announced its closure on 19 August. See British Photographic History: britishphotohistory.ning.com/profiles/blogs… The PCN's website, toolkits and resources will continue to remain available.

I am showing off Sud Chonchirdsin's beautiful book 'Vietnam Documented: the British Library's Vietnamese Collection' at the @nuspress stand at ICAS 13 in Surabaya - both copies were sold out by the second day! nuspress.nus.edu.sg/products/vietn…

There's still time to apply to be the Eccles Programmes Curator (Research and Scholarship). Deadline: Sunday 4 August 2024 bit.ly/3Se4ap8

Interested in learning about conservation for digitisation of library and archive material? The @britishlibrary in collaboration with @inBritish is offering 2 Conservation for Digitisation placements at the British Library in 2025. For more info + app 👇 britishcouncil.in/events/conserv…

A reminder for those readers looking to make use of the @britishlibrary Asian and African Collection this summer. You can find digitised versions of some of our printed catalogues, and links to external digital collections, here👇 blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-afri…

We're hiring a new Curator of Printed Ephemera. We're not exaggerating when we say this is a dream job. The role manages one of the most important collections in the world. Candidates with a qualification in librarianship, archives, or similar, apply here: go.glam.ox.ac.uk/JohnJohnsonJob