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CollectionNaxi pictographic manuscripts. NZC, Sacrifices to the Serpent King = Naxi Zu xiang xing wen jing dian. NZC, Ji Long wang
Naxi pictographic manuscripts. 納西族象形文經典 | Naxi Zu xiang xing wen jing dian | Sacrifices to the Serpent King All manuscripts are in Naxi, written by Naxi priests. Selected items from the collection are also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Two acquisitions: 1689 manuscripts from Joseph Rock between 1924 and 1945; 1073 manuscipts from Quentin Roosevelt in 1941; one gift collection of 2 manuscripts from Chris Ringwalt in 2001. Scholar Collector Joseph Rock, botanist and linguist, went…- Contributor: Roosevelt, Quentin - Library of Congress. Asian Division - Rock, Joseph F. (Joseph Francis) - Naxi Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1500-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialMunajat" of 'Abdallah Ansari A maxim from the "Munajat" (Supplications) by the Persian scholar Khwajah 'Abdallah Ansari (d. 481/1088), written in black nasta'liq script, Safavid era Iran. Dimensions of Written Surface: 14.8 (w) x 8.5 (h) cm Immediately after the praise of God appears the calligrapher's signature: "mashq-i Malik" (composition of Malik). Malik may be identified as the calligrapher Malik Daylami, who was in the service of the…- Contributor: Malik (Daylami)
- Date: 1550
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialTheodore Roosevelt Hunting Library, 1566-1926 The collection is comprised primarily of late 19th and early 20th century publications on hunting, natural history, exploration, conservation, endangered species, cultural anthropology, ornithology and sport. The majority of the titles give instruction and techniques for hunting specific types of game in varying weather conditions, terrain and locations around the world. Other genres in the collection include memoir, art and poetry.- Contributor: Roosevelt, Theodore - Roosevelt, Kermit
- Date: 1566
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialHans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal letter to Juan de Zumárraga, bishop of Mexico- Contributor: The King [Charles I of Spain]
- Date: 1537-12-07
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialHans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to Alonso de Montúfar, archbishop of Mexico- Contributor: The King [Philip II of Spain]
- Date: 1567-07-01
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Manuscript/Mixed Materialal-Dustūr
الدستور / Little is known about the author of this treatise on medical remedies, Nağīb al-Dīn Al-Samarqandī, apart from the fact that he was killed during the pillage of Herat (present-day Afghanistan) by the Mongols in 1222. His premature death notwithstanding, al-Samarqandī composed an impressive number of medical treatises dealing with pharmacology, dietetics, toxicology, and ophthalmology, and books on medicine in general. Al-Samarqandī showed a degree…- Contributor: Najīb Al-Dīn Al-Samarqandī, Muḥammad Ibn ʻalī
- Date: 1514
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialDocument signed (contemporary copy) A source for the history of the Drake-Norris expedition against Spain and Portugal, which was planned and organized immediately after the defeat of the Invincible Armada, and which was carried out in the following year, 1589. In this document, Sir Henry Billingsley (d. 1606), then an Alderman of London, and a wealthy merchant; Peter Osborne (1521-1592), a "remembrancer to the Lord Treasurer in the…- Contributor: Hans and Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection (Library of Congress) - Burghley, William Cecil - Walsingham, Francis
- Date: 1588
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialVerses on hidden love Calligraphic panel written in black nasta'liq script with a painting depicting foxes and a landscape, created by Mir 'Imad (al-Hasani) al-Qazvini who worked in Iran, Afghanistan and India. A number of letters and words are repeated in this calligraphic panel, so as to create a playful composition that fills up the entirety of the text panel. This calligraphic game -- itself a device of…- Contributor: Mir 'Imad (Al-Hasani) Al-Qazvini
- Date: 15??
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialHans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to [Pedro Moya de Contreras], archbishop of Mexico- Contributor: The King [Philip II of Spain]
- Date: 1578-12-02
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialMonastery of Dionysios 340. (old 169). Festival Discourses and Lives of the Saints. 1599 A.D.- Contributor: John of Damascus [John, of Damascus, Saint]
- Date: 1599-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialGreek Manuscripts 1240. Sticherarion.- Date: 1500
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialHans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula for the archbishop and cathedral chapter of Mexico- Contributor: The King [Philip II of Spain]
- Date: 1564-09-03
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialJohn Davis Batchelder collection of manuscripts, 1537-1944 Educator and collector. Autographs, letters, official documents, writings, printed material, photographs, and other papers of prominent historical figures in the arts, science, and politics of the Western world collected by Batchelder.
- Contributor: Batchelder, John Davis
- Date: 1537
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialHans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to [Luis de Velasco], Viceroy of New Spain- Contributor: The King [Philip II of Spain]
- Date: 1559-10-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialHans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to the archbishop of Mexico- Contributor: The King [Philip II of Spain]
- Date: 1573-05-26
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