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  • 2016
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    Esther Scroll, Add MS 11831

    Esther scroll (Megilat Ester) in an ivory case. Unknown origin, 17th century. Modelled for the British Library’s Hebrew Manuscript Digitisation Project, funded by The Polonsky Foundation. Modelling: Adi Keinan-Schoonbaert Special thanks to Kristin Phelps, Thomas Flynn and Ilana Tahan. Model is an edited approximation of the actual object For the...
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    Megila, manuscript, Esther, Scroll, 3D model, and Hebrew

  • 2018
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    Lion Model, Foster 872

    Lion - Foster 872 A model of a lion. By Gangaram, 1790. Wax, possibly dhuna, the aromatic gum of the shal tree (Shorea robusta), painted; size of wooden base: 20.5 x 9.75 x 2cm; animal 12.5cm at highest point of mane. F872 Our lion also featured on a blog: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/asian-and-african/2014/08/the-maratha-artist-gangaram-cintaman-tambat.html
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    India, animal, 3D model, wax, model, and lion

  • 2016
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    Oracle Bone, Or 7694/1595

    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...
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    oracle bone, Chinese, 3D model, and Shang Dynasty

  • 2015
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    Pentateuch, Add MS 4709

    Pentateuch with the Five Scrolls, Psalms, Job and the Haftarot. Italy, 1486. Modelled for the British Library’s Hebrew Manuscript Digitisation Project, funded by The Polonsky Foundation. Modelling: Adi Keinan-Schoonbaert Special thanks to Kristin Phelps. For the entire manuscript, visit: http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?index=0&ref=Add_MS_4709
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    manuscript, Bible, 3D model, Hebrew, Pentateuch, and Torah

  • 2016
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    Oracle Bone, Or 7694/1580

    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...
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    oracle bone, Chinese, 3D model, and Shang Dynasty

  • 2018
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    Menak, Add MS 12309

    Menak, Javanese manuscript containing stories of Amir Hamza, uncle of the Prophet Muhammad, written in Javanese in Arabic script, written between 1792 and 1812. 1,450 folios of Javanese paper. http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=IAMS040-002042067&indx=1&recIds=IAMS040-002042067&recIdxs=0&elementId=0&renderMode=poppedOut&displayMode=full&frbrVersion=&dscnt=0&frbg=&scp.scps=scope%3A%28BL%29&tab=local&dstmp=1526286592148&srt=rank&mode=Basic&&dum=true&vl(freeText0)=menak&vid=IAMS_VU2
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    Javanese, manuscript, Arabic, 3D model, Muhammad, and Menak

  • 2016
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    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...
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    oracle bone, Chinese, 3D model, and Shang Dynasty

  • 2018
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    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...
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    soldier, army, terracotta, 3D model, trooper, and India

  • 2016
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    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...
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    oracle bone, Chinese, 3D model, and Shang Dynasty

  • 2016
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    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),...
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    oracle bone, Chinese, 3D model, and Shang Dynasty

  • 2015
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    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_1087
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    Megila, manuscript, Esther, Scroll, 3D model, and Hebrew

  • 2018
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    Lacquer Box, Or 6682

    Lacquer box containing a manuscript with calligraphy by the Qianlong Emperor (Qing Dynasty). China. (1711-99)
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    Qing Dynasty, laquer, box, 3D model, and China

  • 2018
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    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...
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    design, block, gold, 3D model, conservation, and brass

  • 2016
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    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_13027
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    scroll, manuscript, silk, mantle, 3D model, and Hebrew

  • 2016
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    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...
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    oracle bone, Chinese, 3D model, and Shang Dynasty

  • 2018
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    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_VU2
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    Persian, box, pen, painted, 3D model, and lacquer

  • 2018
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    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...
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    wooden, desk, Jane Austen, 3D model, and writing

  • 2018
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    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...
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    Nigeria, Quran, case, West Africa, and 3D model

  • 2018
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    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...
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    wooden, desk, Jane Austen, 3D model, and writing

  • 2018
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    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...
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    wooden, desk, Jane Austen, 3D model, and writing

  • 2018
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    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.
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    Graduale, Constance Graduale, music, printed, Medieval, and 3D model