Stories
- Article
A symbol of a lost homeland
The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.
- Article
In the tracks of Derek Jarman’s tears
Researcher E K Myerson shares her moving encounters with the personal papers of artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman.
- Interview
Inside the mind of Ayurvedic Man’s curator, Bárbara Rodriguez Muñoz
The choices a curator makes – what goes in? what stays out? why? – are often as fascinating as the exhibition itself.
- Article
Defying deafness through music
Did you know that Beethoven’s profession meant he was ashamed to admit to being deaf? Find out how similar prejudices persist today and how our writer is helping to break them down.
Catalogue
- Books
The British Library : guide to the catalogues and indexes of the Department of Manuscripts / by M.A.E. Nickson.
Nickson, M. A. E. (Margaret Annie Eugenie)Date: 1998- Books
The British Library : guide to the catalogues and indexes of the Department of Manuscripts / M.A.E. Nickson.
British Library. Department of Manuscripts.Date: [1978], ©1978
- Books
- Online
Catalogue of romances in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum.
British Museum. Department of Manuscripts.Date: 1883-1910- Journals
Annual report / Department of Oriental Manuscripts and Printed Books, India Office Library and Records.
British Library. Department of Oriental Manuscripts and Printed Books.Date: 1987- Books
Catalogue of dated and datable manuscripts, c. 700-1600, in the Department of Manuscripts, the British Library / Andrew G. Watson.
British Library. Department of Manuscripts.Date: [1979], ©1979