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British Library, Visual Arts, South Asian Paintings - Add Or series
Catalogue reference: (British Library) Add Or
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Library, Visual Arts, South Asian Paintings - Add Or series dating from 16th century - 21st century.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies.
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Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at British Library: Asian and African Studies.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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(British Library) Add Or
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Title (The name of the record)
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British Library, Visual Arts, South Asian Paintings - Add Or series
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Date (When the record was created)
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16th century - 21st century
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Description (What the record is about)
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The British Library holds thousands of drawings and paintings produced in South Asia between the mid-sixteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. These unique holdings originate mainly from the library of the British East India Company and the India Office, although the British Library continues to make acquisitions. This series of South Asian paintings start with the pre-fix “Add Or”. See individual collection entries for further details.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- See Scope and Content for details.
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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See individual records for details.
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted. Appointment in Asian and African Studies Print Room required.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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See individual records for details.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Company drawings in the India Office Library, by Mildred Archer (London, 1972)
- Indian Popular paintings in the India Office Library, by Mildred Archer (London, 1977)
- Indian miniatures in the India Office Library, by Toby Falk and Mildred Archer (London, 1981)
- Mughal India: Art, Culture and Empire, by J.P. Losty and M. Roy (London, 2012)
- Sita Ram: Picturesque Views of India, Lord Hasting's Journey from Calcutta to the Punjab, 1814-15, by J.P. Losty (Delhi, 2015)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/bc2de2bd-5338-45e3-9891-d5d129d622a6/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
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British Library, Visual Arts, South Asian Paintings - Add Or series