Buscar
Resultados de la búsqueda
-
Dataset
National Register.
The National Register (1808-1823) was a Conservative Sunday newspaper, owned by John Browne Bell, which was hostile to parliamentary reform.British Library
-
Dataset
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser
The British Press (1803-1826) was a daily newspaper founded in January 1803 in opposition to The Morning Post, with a conservative orientation. It printed the latest news, from home and abroad, for a London readership, and provided early journalistic employment for Charles Dickens.British Library
-
Research report
British Library Research Report 2018-19
Welcome to our third annual Research Report, covering the academic year October 2018 to September 2019. Research is central to the work of the British Library, permeating what we do as an organisation and shaping what we are able to offer to all our users, collaborators and audiences. Reflecting on...British Library
-
Research report
British Library Research Report 2017-18
The Library’s role as an Independent Research Organisation (IRO) is central to our research identity, supporting a thriving research culture and enabling us to lead and partner on high level research. The funding we receive feeds into all aspects of our vision, supporting learning, custodianship, business and international partnerships, and...British Library
-
Research report
British Library Research Report 2016-17
The British Library has always been a place where research happens. Academics, students and independent researchers alike use our Reading Rooms to undertake detailed study on topics from every disciplinary area, reflecting the national and international collections we care for. More recently, our users have been able to access an...British Library
-
Book
A Hand-list of the Manuscripts in Burmese Collection in the British Library
This list contains about 1000 manuscripts from Myanmar (Burma) in the British Library originating from the British Museum collections, and contains not only manuscripts in Burmese but also Shan, Mon, and Arakanese. All items are identified and described based upon a physical examination of the manuscripts, and a collation of...British Library
Pali manuscripts, palm leaf manuscripts, Myanmar, and folding books
-
Research report
Enabling use of DOIs for data citation in longitudinal studies: A report on the DataCite UK Workshop for CLOSER
The UK’s longitudinal studies (including cohort and household panel studies) have been making their data available to researchers beyond their immediate staff for decades. Over this time, they have developed various models of data sharing and citation that have increased the value of the data collected. DataCite was created in...British Library
-
Dataset
Indexes to the Dispatches of the East India Company Court of Directors to Indian Governments
The IOR/E/4 Correspondence with India comprises 1112 volumes dating from 1703-1858. The material is arranged into eight series: four series of letters received by the Court of Directors from the administration in India; and four series of dispatches sent by the Court to the same administrations. Subject, name and place...India Office Library and Records ; British Library ; Hailey, Alex
-
Presentation
British Library UK DataCite Summer Meeting
Learn about how institutions and projects in the UK and internationally are using DataCite DOIs to enhance discovery and citation of content, along with recent and upcoming changes for DataCite users in the UK, with the recording of our 2020 Summer Meeting. This year’s speakers were: • Rachael Kotarski, British...British Library
-
Dataset
UK Doctoral Thesis Metadata from EThOS
This dataset has been superseded by a more recent version (5): https://doi.org/10.23636/1344 If you require access to an earlier version, please email openaccess@bl.uk, including the dataset title, date, and DOI in your request. The data in this collection comprises the bibliographic metadata for all UK doctoral theses listed in EThOS,...British Library ; Rosie, Heather
higher education, ethos, dissertations, HE, research, PhD, doctoral, student, UK, theses, and thesis
-
Dataset
Faber Music and Music Sales Publications 2013 to 2018
The ‘Faber Music and Music Sales Publications 2013 to 2018’ dataset is an .xlsx (Excel Workbook) file containing metadata describing 57,202 digital and printed music publications published by Faber Music and Music Sales between 2013 and 2018 and deposited at the British Library under legal deposit legislation. The data was...Roper, Amelie ; British Library
music sales, legal deposit, digital music publications, and Faber Music
-
Policy report
British Library open access policy for staff research outputs
The Living Knowledge vision of the British Library is to make our intellectual heritage accessible to everyone, for research, inspiration and enjoyment. An important element of this heritage is the research output of staff of the British Library. Therefore, the aim of this policy is to ensure the wider dissemination...British Library
-
Dataset
India Office Lists
The India Office Lists are annual reference works giving details of departments and post holders in: the India Office, London, 1858-1947; the Burma Office, 1935-47; the Government of India, Calcutta, later Delhi, 1858-1947; the main provincial administrations of Bengal, Bombay and Madras and minor administrations for the same dates. From...British Library
government, India Office, Bengal, Bombay, Colonial India, and Madras
-
Dataset
Government of India, Annual Administration Reports
Annual administration reports of the territories of British India for the following areas: Government of India 1870-1871; Government of Bengal, 1871-1936 ; Government of Burma, 1872-1899 ; Chin Hills, 1909-1923; Shan and Karenni States, 1889. For researchers seeking an overview of events and developments in the territories of British India...British Library
government, India Office, Bengal, Burma, Shan and Karenni States, administration reports, and Chin Hills
-
Dataset
Sir Hans Sloane's Catalogues of his Library and Manuscripts
The files in this dataset are derived from microfilm copies of the original library catalogue of Sir Hans Sloane, now presented across 9 volumes, Sloane MS 3972 C 1-8, and the name index to the Sloane library catalogue, Sloane MS 3972 D. The catalogues are crucial for understanding the development...British Library
library, catalogues, Sloane, and metadata
-
Dataset
Freemason manuscripts in the Modern Archive collections
Dataset of brief biographical entries for 365 prominent Freemasons, with links to relevant material held with the British Library’s Modern Archives and Manuscript Collections, from the 18th to the 20th century. The dataset was supported with funding from the American Friends of the British Library, and was created by Tabitha...British Library
Freemasons and archives
-
Dataset
Ground Truth transcriptions for training OCR of historical Bengali printed texts – Recognition of Early Indian Printed Documents competition - updated with improved XML coordinates
This dataset comprises 81 digitised images (TIFF files) drawn from a selection of early printed Bengali books (1713-1914) digitised through the Two Centuries of Indian Print project (https://www.bl.uk/projects/two-centuries-of-indian-print). Also contained are ground truth transcriptions (XML) for each page that can be used for training optical character recognition software on historical...British Library ; Derrick, Tom
OCR, Indian, and transcription
-
Dataset
The Sun
The Sun was a daily evening newspaper founded in 1792 with the support of then Prime Minister, William Pitt, and his Tory government. By the mid-1830s the politics of the newspaper had shifted, and it was advocating liberal and free trade principles. Ran 1792-1871, with dataset covering 1801-1871.British Library
-
Dataset
The Liverpool Standard etc
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser (1832-1856, with two changes of title) was a Conservative newspaper established by local politicians to counter the rise of Radicalism and promote “Church and State” ideology.British Library
-
Dataset
Colored News
Colored News (1855) was an illustrated general interest weekly newspaper. It was the first British newspaper to publish illustrations in colour.British Library
-
Dataset
The Northern Daily Times etc
The Liverpool-based Northern Daily Times (1853-1861, with two changes of title) was the first provincial daily newspaper in England to enjoy a sustained run. It was also one of the very first one penny dailies.British Library
-
Dataset
EThOS metadata files augmented with identifiers
A selection of files of the EThOS metadata augmented by the organisational identifiers listed below. These files were created to inform a deliverable which is part of the FREYA project which aims to gather enhanced provenance information in the EThOS metadata. The ReadMe file contains full details of the files,their...British Library
persistent identifiers, ISNI, ROR, and GRID
-
Dataset
Books related to theatre derived from the Digitised 19th Century Books dataset
A dataset derived from the Digitised 19th Century Books dataset which contains books pertaining to theatre written in English. The dataset of 841 items was created by filtering by keywords which are related to different genre of play including Drama, Act, Scene, Play, Comedy, Farce, Pantomime, Tragedy and Shakespeare and...British Library ; British Library Labs
act, genre, books, metadata, bibliographic, theatre, and play
-
Dataset
Books related to India from the Digitised 19th Century Books dataset
A dataset which is derived from the Digitised 19th Century books dataset focusing on books related to India. The dataset was created by refining the book title field using keywords related to names used for India during the period, places within India, cultural terms such as 'Hindu' and another term...British Library ; British Library Labs
books, metadata, bibliographic, and India
-
Dataset
Books related to 19th Century British Colonies derived from the Digitised 19th Century books dataset
A dataset derived from the Digitised 19th Century Books dataset which contains books related to 19th Century British Colonies. The dataset of 1288 items was created using filtering by keywords of locations and then manually checked for accuracy. The data was augmented with additional columns including 'City', 'Colony Name' and...British Library ; British Library Labs
Africa, colonialism, Canada, Ceylon, metadata, bibliographic, India, Australia, books, British Colony, and British Colonies
-
Dataset
Books related to War derived from the Digitised 19th Century Books Dataset
A dataset which is derived from the Digitised 19th Century Books dataset comprising all non-fiction English language books related to armed conflicts. The dataset of 1127 items was developed by refining based on keywords such as 'war', 'battle', 'uprising', 'revolt', 'rebellion', 'invasion' and 'mutiny'. This dataset was curated by students...British Library ; British Library Labs
non-fiction, War, books, metadata, and bibliographic
-
Dataset
Books related to the Industrial Revolution derived from the Digitised 19th Century books dataset
A dataset which is a subset of the Digitised 19th Century Books dataset comprising books related to the Industrial Revolution in Britain. The subset of 354 items was refined by using keywords associated with placenames and the topic of industrialism. This dataset was curated by the Aepyi student group at...British Library ; British Library Labs
books, industrialism, metadata, bibliographic, and Industrial Revolution
-
Dataset
Latin American books in Digitised 19th century books
A dataset which is derived from the 19th Century Books dataset comprising c.1,100 books which are related to Latin America, written in Spanish, English, German, French, Italian, Swedish and Dutch.British Library ; British Library Labs
books, Latin America, metadata, and bibliographic
-
Dataset
Books divided by Genre from the Digitised 19th century books dataset
A dataset derived from the Digitised 19th Century Books dataset which classifies the books by genre (Drama, Poetry, Prose, Music and unidentified). For Drama, Music and Prose several types were identified. For Drama: comedy, play, recitation and tragedy. For Prose: novel, parody, romance, satire, story, history subset of story and...British Library ; British Library Labs
Music, Genre, Prose, books, Poetry, metadata, bibliographic, and Drama
-
Dataset
Books containing images about Finland
A dataset derived from the Digitised 19th Century books dataset comprising books with images about Finland, approximately 40 titles. This dataset was compiled by Ruby Dixon a student at Graveney School who completed work experience at British Library Labs in 2016.British Library ; British Library Labs
books, Finland, metadata, and bibliographic
-
Dataset
Russian language books in the Digitised 19th century books dataset
A dataset which is a subset of the Digitised 19th Century books dataset comprising Russian Language books. The spreadsheet contains metadata of 585 books in Russian. This dataset was compiled by Nadya Miryanova a student at Lady Eleanor Holles who completed work experience at British Library Labs in 2017.British Library ; British Library Labs
books, metadata, bibliographic, and Russia
-
Dataset
UK Doctoral Thesis Metadata from EThOS
This dataset has been superseded by a more recent version: https://doi.org/10.23636/1188 If you require access to an earlier version, please email openaccess@bl.uk, including the dataset title, date, and DOI in your request. The data in this collection comprises the bibliographic metadata for all UK doctoral theses listed in EThOS, the...British Library ; Rosie, Heather
-
Dataset
British and Irish Newspapers
A title-level list of British, Irish, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies newspapers held by the British Library.British Library
datasets, catalogues, media, newspapers, periodicals, and metadata
-
Dataset
Ground Truth transcriptions for training OCR of historical Arabic handwritten texts
This dataset comprises 120 digitised images (TIFF files) drawn from a selection of historical Arabic scientific manuscripts (10th-19th century) digitised through the British Library Qatar Foundation Partnership. Also contained are ground truth transcriptions (XML) for each page that can be used for training optical character recognition (OCR) or handwritten text...British Library ; Keinan-Schoonbaert, Adi
Arabic, transcription, and OCR
-
3D image
The Constance Graduale, IB.15154
Printed in Southern Germany c. 1473, the ‘Constance’ Graduale (IB. 15154) is the earliest extant book of printed music using moveable type. The copy in the British Library’s music collection is the only known surviving copy that is complete.British Library
Graduale, Constance Graduale, music, printed, Medieval, and 3D model
-
3D image
Jane Austen's Desk (open view 2), Add 86841
A wooden writing desk used by Jane Austen which was given to her by her father in 1794. This portable ‘writing-box’ opens to provide a slope on which to write. It has various compartments, including a space for an ink pot and a lockable drawer for paper and valuables. When...British Library
wooden, desk, Jane Austen, 3D model, and writing
-
3D image
Jane Austen's Desk (open view 1), Add 86841
A wooden writing desk used by Jane Austen which was given to her by her father in 1794. This portable ‘writing-box’ opens to provide a slope on which to write. It has various compartments, including a space for an ink pot and a lockable drawer for paper and valuables. When...British Library
wooden, desk, Jane Austen, 3D model, and writing
-
3D image
Qur'an Case, Or 13706 B
This West African carrying case is probably from Nigeria, and was made for a richly illuminated copy of the Qur’an (OR 13706A). It is made of leather, fabric and pulp board, and probably dates from the nineteenth century. In West Africa, manuscripts were not usually bound, and cases such as...British Library
Nigeria, Quran, case, West Africa, and 3D model
-
3D image
Jane Austen's Desk (closed view), Add 86841
A wooden writing desk used by Jane Austen which was given to her by her father in 1794. This portable ‘writing-box’ opens to provide a slope on which to write. It has various compartments, including a space for an ink pot and a lockable drawer for paper and valuables. When...British Library
wooden, desk, Jane Austen, 3D model, and writing
-
3D image
Pen Box, Foster 926
Pen box - Foster 926 Persian pen box, hand-painted lacquered, 1800-1900. http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&frbg=&scp.scps=scope%3A%28BL%29&tab=local&dstmp=1381498036968&srt=rank&ct=search&mode=Basic&dum=true&indx=1&vl(freeText0)=032-003264750&fn=search&vid=IAMS_VU2British Library
-
3D image
Oracle Bone, Or 7694/1655+1672
An inscribed oracle bone (jia gu 甲骨) from the Couling-Chalfant collection at the British Library. Oracle bones were animal bones, usually ox shoulder bones or the underside of turtle shells, used for divination rituals in ancient China. Dating to the Shang dynasty (c. 1600 – 1050 BC), they bear the...British Library
oracle bone, Chinese, 3D model, and Shang Dynasty
-
3D image
Silk Mantle, Or 13027
Silk mantle (textile cover) for a Torah scroll. Modelled for the British Library’s Hebrew Manuscript Digitisation Project, funded by The Polonsky Foundation. Modelling: Adi Keinan-Schoonbaert Special thanks to Tony Grant (photography) and Liz Rose (conservation). To view the mantle and its scroll, visit: http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_13027British Library
-
3D image
Brass Block
A ‘block’ is a cast in brass. One of a multitude of blocks used to impress gold decoration in patterns and designs on book covers. Some block designs signify collections (such as the Cottons or Harleys) much like individual coats of arms relate to hereditary lines. Other blocks are purely...British Library
-
3D image
Lacquer Box, Or 6682
Lacquer box containing a manuscript with calligraphy by the Qianlong Emperor (Qing Dynasty). China. (1711-99)British Library
Qing Dynasty, laquer, box, 3D model, and China
-
3D image
Book of Esther, Or 1087
The Book of Esther. Unknown origin,15th century. Modelled for the British Library’s Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project, funded by The Polonsky Foundation. Modelling: Adi Keinan-Schoonbaert Special thanks to Kristin Phelps. To view the entire manuscript, visit: http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_1087British Library
-
3D image
Oracle Bone, Or 7694/1988 (two parts)
An inscribed oracle bone (jia gu 甲骨) in two parts from the Couling-Chalfant collection at the British Library. Oracle bones were animal bones, usually ox shoulder bones or the underside of turtle shells, used for divination rituals in ancient China. Dating to the Shang dynasty (c. 1600 – 1050 BC),...British Library
oracle bone, Chinese, 3D model, and Shang Dynasty
-
3D image
Oracle Bone, Or 7694/1988 Part 2
An inscribed oracle bone (jia gu 甲骨) from the Couling-Chalfant collection at the British Library. Oracle bones were animal bones, usually ox shoulder bones or the underside of turtle shells, used for divination rituals in ancient China. Dating to the Shang dynasty (c. 1600 – 1050 BC), they bear the...British Library
oracle bone, Chinese, 3D model, and Shang Dynasty
-
3D image
Soldier Model, Foster 979
Ami Chand (‘Ummeechund’), a trooper in Skinner’s Horse who saved the life of William Fraser (1784-1835) in 1819. Terracotta model painted in polychrome, with some evidence in wires and an armature; 28.5 cm high. The model is based on a portrait originally featured in the Fraser Albums of Company drawings...British Library
-
3D image
Oracle Bone, Or 7694/1988 Part 1
An inscribed oracle bone (jia gu 甲骨) from the Couling-Chalfant collection at the British Library. Oracle bones were animal bones, usually ox shoulder bones or the underside of turtle shells, used for divination rituals in ancient China. Dating to the Shang dynasty (c. 1600 – 1050 BC), they bear the...British Library
oracle bone, Chinese, 3D model, and Shang Dynasty
- « Anterior
- Siguiente »
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5