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Archives, manuscripts and rare books from @SOASLibrary, the UK National Research Library for Asia, Africa and the Middle East | [email protected]
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This 1885 engraving by CE Andrew shows a Tower of Silence, a place for excarnation where the deceased are placed on top to decompose naturally. ow.ly/nnWh50X8qG0 #EYASilence
The beautiful late C13th ceramic tile from Iran is decorated in lustre containing copper and silver oxide to give it a sheen #EYASparkle ow.ly/gW7W50WZqG0
This image is from an album of paintings of flowers, fruits, birds and animals by Chinese artist Jiang Liren, c. 1774 #EYABeauty
Our conservator has been hard at work restoring some of our palm leaf manuscripts. These are fragile and prone to breakage but available for consultation again after conservation. #EYAConservation
Did you know our new digital library is up and running, with loads of digitised content from our Missionary collections, particularly CWM and MMS? Find it all here: soas.quartexcollections.com/archives/missi… #EYAReligion
In celebration of international #EspressoDay, we'd like to share this review of a coffee machine, taken from the Shanghai Social magazine (1914). This was a monthly publication that began as a women's magazine but expanded to cover various aspects of social life in Shanghai.
This hand-drawn and coloured illustration of a Mufti is from an album of Paintings illustrating Turkish costumes (MS 60368) by Marcel Cousinery [1808-1826] #EYAReligion ow.ly/xOVj50XeOKq
![SOAS_SpecColl's tweet image. This hand-drawn and coloured illustration of a Mufti is from an album of Paintings illustrating Turkish costumes (MS 60368) by Marcel Cousinery [1808-1826] #EYAReligion ow.ly/xOVj50XeOKq](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G6MrMaEXUAAXOWm.png)
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Roman Catholic church, Pondicherry : from An Album of Company Paintings of Occupations and Festivals published in 1830, Tamil Nadu India #EYAReligion ow.ly/59cl50X9OsB
A hilltop church in Madagascar, photographed in late C19th by missionary and geologist Richard Baron #EYAReligion digital.soas.ac.uk/RB00000038/000…
This accordion-bound prayer book, 慈悲地藏寶懺, (Ci bei Dizang bao chan)was printed in 1898 #EYAReligion ow.ly/R88m50X9alK
The Royal Lamba from Madagascar holds significant cultural identity amongst the Malagasy People. Also used as a burial shroud, the Lamba symbolises a connection to their ancestors during times of remembrance, such as funerals. #EYASpirituality
An image of Oha stones in Nagaland. These spirit dwellings & symbols of luck (sometimes kept in homes or granaries) were counted by the village priest at the head-tree. An increase in number was a good omen. #EYASpirituality digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004487/000…
This manuscript of the Kāraṇda-vyūha-sūtra features Avalokiteśvara in Tibeto-Nepalese style, promoting the mantra Ōṃ maṇi padme hūṃ. Written in ornate Nepalese script, its pages are stacked between wooden boards and tied with braid.#EYAReligion
49. Swire Properties, founded in Hong Kong in 1972, began with Taikoo Shing on the former dockyard site. Listed in 1999, it specializes in high-end residential, commercial, and retail projects across Hong Kong, China, and beyond. #JSSArchives50 🧵
48. In 1965, Swire acquired HK’s Coca-Cola franchise by buying Hong Kong Bottlers. In 1989, Coca-Cola partnered with Swire to help relaunch in Mainland China after 40 years. Partnering with CITIC, Swire built bottling plants & networks across 7 provinces #JSSArchives50 🧵
C17th composite manuscript in Gǝ’ǝz (Ethiopic). Written in several hands, it includes a variety of religious texts, the Ethiopian calendar, and passages from Scripture with comments exemplars #EYAReligion ow.ly/IkNV50X922L
47. Launched in 1950, CNCo’s New Guinea Australia Line (NGAL) connected Australia & PNG post-WWII—moving copra, timber, passengers & mining gear. With ships like Shansi & Soochow, NGAL linked remote Pacific ports & helped build regional trade. #JSSArchives50 🧵
46. 1986 Cathay Pacific Airways marked its 40th anniversary by listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The flotation was heavily oversubscribed meaning that demand for shares far exceeded availability shattering Hong Kong records. #JSSArchives50 🧵
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