2006-2010

Material associated with loans from the Society's collections between 2006-2010:
* Correspondence from the Louvre, Paris, to the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the possibility of the loan of a manuscript for their exhibition 'Treasury of the World - Jewelled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals'. Typed, one piece, dated 19 May 2006.
* Correspondence and publicity material between the Royal Asiatic Society and Christie's, London, regarding the exhibition 'In Good Company - The Royal Asiatic Society and India' held at Christie's premises18-21 May 2008. Typed and printed, 4 pieces, dated 12 March 2008.
* Correspondence and documentation between the British Library and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of photographs to the Library to create images for an exhibition in China and allied publication. Typed and photocopied, 5 pieces, dated 11 August 2008.
* Correspondence and documentation between Kingston University, London, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of material for the exhibition, 'Dora Gordine: Sculptor, Artist Designer'. Typed and printed, 6 pieces, dated 18 December 2008 - 30 January 200[9].
* Correspondence between the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of manuscripts for the exhibition, 'A Thousand Years of Celebrating Kingship: Shahnama' Exhibition, Typed, 2 pieces, dated 23 April - 29 July 2009.
* Correspondence between the BBC and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the use of part of the film belonging to the Society's collections for their programme, 'What the Ancients Did for Us'. Typed, 5 pieces, dated 5-9 February 2010.
* Correspondence, documentation and publicity material between Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning loan of items for the exhibition 'India East/West: The Age of Discovery in late Georgian India as seen through the Collections of the Royal Asiatic Society, London'. Typed and printed, 48 pieces, dated 25 May 2009 - 1 March 2010.
* Correspondence and documentation between Cecile Leon, Paris, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of photographs for the exhibition, 'From These Barren Rocks: First Photographs of Hong Kong'. Typed, 3 pieces, dated 4 August 2010.
* Correspondence, documentation and publicity between the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich Germany, Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, USA, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, USA, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of items for the exhibition, 'Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Court.' Typed and printed, 73 pieces, dated 19 August 2008 - 8 August 2012.

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Christie's is a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie

The British Library was created on 1 July 1973 as a result of the British Library Act 1972. Prior to this, the national library was part of the British Museum. The British Library is a major research library, with items in many languages and in many formats, both print and digital: books, manuscripts, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, videos, play-scripts, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings. The Library's collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial holdings of manuscripts and items dating as far back as 2000 BC. The library maintains a programme for content acquisition.

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