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UK Web Archive promotional material for UEFA Women’s EUROs England 2022
Promotional material by the UK Web Archive, for use by Legal Deposit Libraries, intended to publicise the collection of websites relevant to the UEFA Women's EURO 2022 (6 - 31 July 2022) hosted by England. This work contains the below files: 1. PDF version of the postcard. 2. An email...UK Web Archive
soccer, promotional material, football, Women’s European Championships, and UEFA Women's Euro England 2022
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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.British Library
Graduale, Constance Graduale, music, printed, Medieval, and 3D model
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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...British Library
wooden, desk, Jane Austen, 3D model, and writing
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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...British Library
wooden, desk, Jane Austen, 3D model, and writing
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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...British Library
Nigeria, Quran, case, West Africa, and 3D model
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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...British Library
wooden, desk, Jane Austen, 3D model, and writing
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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_VU2British Library
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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...British Library
oracle bone, Chinese, 3D model, and Shang Dynasty
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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_13027British Library
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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...British Library
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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)British Library
Qing Dynasty, laquer, box, 3D model, and China
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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_1087British Library
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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),...British Library
oracle bone, Chinese, 3D model, and Shang Dynasty
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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...British Library
oracle bone, Chinese, 3D model, and Shang Dynasty
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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...British Library
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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...British Library
oracle bone, Chinese, 3D model, and Shang Dynasty
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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_VU2British Library
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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...British Library
oracle bone, Chinese, 3D model, and Shang Dynasty
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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_4709British Library
manuscript, Bible, 3D model, Hebrew, Pentateuch, and Torah
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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...British Library
oracle bone, Chinese, 3D model, and Shang Dynasty
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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.htmlBritish Library
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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...British Library
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The Academic Book of the Future Project Film
This short film explains what The Academic Book of the Future Project was about and what it achieved. The Academic Book of the Future Project was funded by the AHRC in partnership with the British Library. See the Project website, https://academicbookfuture.org/ for more details.Academic Book of the Future Project