Step into 19th century Delhi through this 1846 watercolour panorama by Mazhar ‘Ali Khan. The panorama spans nearly five meters and provides a 360-degree view of the city. #BLisOpen #BLfromHome

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From #Chinese collection 15252.b.21: A short practical work of European Surgery. 3 volumes in Western binding, 1857. #medicine #BLisOpen

While our buildings are closed, remember that a selection of photographs from the Archaeological Survey of India collections can be viewed online #BLisOpen #IndianArchitecture

Photo 1000/5(495): Interior of the Buddhist chaitya hall, Cave XIX at #Ajanta

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#LockdownDiaries : Curators Cheryl Tipp & BL Visual Arts 🦇 working together, making and matching origami to #wildlifesounds

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Are you playing more with #boardgames in these days? Xiangqi (or #Chinese chess) diagrams in a copy of the encyclopedia Sancai Tuhui (18th c.), British Library 15024.a.1. #BLisOpen

Love cooking? Why not try a royal recipe from the medieval courts of India. In this article Abhijit Gupta shares recipes from the first cookbooks printed in Indian languages : bl.uk/early-indian-p…
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Zodiac Wheel and Celestial Bodies representations from the famed North French Hebrew Miscellany #HebrewProject #LetsGetDigital #BLisOpen
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For the #InternationalDayofMultilingualism here is a photograph of a stone tablet from #Dunhuang inscribed in 6 languages (bit.ly/3dAk3jG). Can you identify any of them? #SilkRoads #BLisOpen #BLFromHome #FeedYouMind

There're Hebrew, Ladino and Judeo-Arabic poems for various occasions in this manuscript dated 1812 from Tetouan, Morocco #HebrewProject #LetsGetDigital
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#Armenian gospel book Or 5737: a lavish copy of the Gospels in Armenian, made in the Persian capital of Isfahan, in 1608.
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Explore the this illustrated manuscript of the Bhagavad Gītā, one of the most inspiring expressions of Hindu spirituality, and other #Hinduism texts with our #DiscoveringSacredText platform. bl.uk/collection-ite… #BLisOpen #LetsGetDigital

This digital 3-D model allows you to get up-close to one of our collection items: a terracotta figure of Ami Chand. In 1819, Ami Chand, a trooper in Skinner's Horse, saved the life of William Fraser. Learn more about his story: blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-afri…

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Poem for rain recited at 'Sukot' (Tabernacles) from a 16th century Festival Prayer Book according to the rite of the Jews of Carpentras, southern France #HebrewProject
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Read about early railway journeys in India and behaviour expected of passengers . In this article Abhijit Gupta explores the 19th century pamphlet 'Directions of a Railway Traveller' : bl.uk/early-indian-p…
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Stunning embellishments at the opening to the Book of Amos in the 15th century Lisbon Bible volume 2 #HebrewProject #LetsGetDigital #BLisOpen
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Interested in our manuscripts? Here's how to find out what's been #digitised by searching our catalogue: searcharchives.bl.uk

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Cryptic alphabet in an 18th century magical miscellany recently added to the corpus of Hebrew digitized manuscripts (Or 10767, f. 12r)
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The Hebrew month of 'Elul' that began on 9 August is associated with the Virgo zodiac sign #HebrewProject #LetsGetDigital #BLisOpen
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Remember, you don't have to be physically at British Library to read our books!

Watch the video below to find out how to view our #digital content online, from anywhere: explore.bl.uk

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Decorated word panel at the beginning of the service for Yom Kipur (Day of Atonement) in a 15th century Festival Prayer book from North Africa #HebrewProject
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