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Rāmāyaṇa  

Publication Date:  [18th or 19th century]
Material:  Palm-leaf and wood
Measurements:  H3.9 x W16 cm
Subjects:  Mahābhārata. Selections
മഹാഭാരതത്തെ. തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പുകൾ
Rāmāyaṇa
रामायण
രാമായണം
एशिया -- भारत -- केरला
ഏഷ്യ -- ഇന്ത്യ -- കേരളം
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Gift of the daughter of W.J. Edmonds, 1953. On permanent loan from the Council for World Mission Archive.

Draft Melanesian Liturgy  

Publication Date:  [1900?]
Creator:  [Church of England. Diocese of Melanesia.]
Publisher:  Diocese of Melanesia ( British Solomon Islands )
Format:  16 pages
Subjects:  Liturgics
Church of England -- Liturgy -- Texts
Church of England
Anglican Church of Melanesia
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Melanesian liturgy  

Publication Date:  [n.d.]
Creator:  [S.n.]
Format:  16 p.
Subjects:  Book of common prayer (Church of England)
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London

Conveying a corpse to be burnt : from an album of Company paintings of occupations and festivals  

Publication Date:  1830
Material:  Watercolour on paper
Measurements:  H35 x W22 cm
Subjects:  एशिया -- भारत -- तमिलनाडु
ஆசியா -- இந்தியா -- தமிழ்நாடு
Funeral rituals
अन्त्येष्टि क्रिया
अन्त्येष्टि
Antayeṣṭi
अंतिम संस्कार
சவ
சவ ஊர்வலம்
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Formerly owned by Rev. William Thompson (1811-1889). On permanent loan from the Council for World Mission Archive.

Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Roman Catholic church, Pondicherry : from an album of Company paintings of occupations and festivals  

Publication Date:  1830
Material:  Watercolour on paper
Measurements:  H35 x W22 cm
Subjects:  தூய அமலோற்பவ அன்னை பேராலயம் (புதுச்சேரி)
Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Pondicherry, India)
अमलोद्भव कैथेड्रल (पांडिचेरी, भारत)
தேவாலயங்கள்
கதீட்ரலுக்குப்
चर्चों
कैथेड्रल
एशिया - भारत - पांडिचेरी - पांडिचेरी - अमलोद्भव कैथेड्रल
ஆசியா -- இந்தியா -- புதுச்சேரி -- புதுச்சேரி -- தூய அமலோற்பவ அன்னை பேராலயம்
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Formerly owned by Rev. William Thompson (1811-1889). On permanent loan from the Council for World Mission Archive.

Male and female servants with western children : from an album of Company paintings of occupations and festivals  

Publication Date:  1830
Material:  Watercolour on paper
Measurements:  H35 x W22 cm
Subjects:  एशिया -- भारत -- तमिलनाडु
ஆசியா -- இந்தியா -- தமிழ்நாடு
Household servants
Domestic servants
வீட்டு ஊழியர்கள்
घरेलू स्टाफ
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Formerly owned by Rev. William Thompson (1811-1889). On permanent loan from the Council for World Mission Archive.

Rong : Sancai tuhui  

Publication Date:  [18th Century]
Creator:  Wang, Siyi, active 16th century-17th century
王思義,‏ 16th/17th cent.
Material:  Woodblock prints on paper
Measurements:  H20.7 x W13.7 cm
Subjects:  亞洲 -- 中國
亚洲 -- 中国
Snake charmers
弄蛇術
弄蛇术
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  From the Robert Morrison collection.

生草藥性備要  

Publication Date:  [清, between 1644 and 1824]
Creator:  何諌
He, Jian
Rong de tang
傳經堂
Publisher:  Rong de tang
榮徳堂
Measurements:  20 cm.
Subjects:  子部 -- 醫家類 -- 夲草
Drugs, Chinese -- Herbal -- China
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Plan of property at Shanghai belonging to London Mission Society  

Publication Date:  1887
Creator:  London Missionary Society
Long, J. M.
Publisher:  London Missionary Society ( Shanghai )
Format:  1 colour map : 39 x 49 cm
Subjects:  London Missionary Society
倫敦傳道會
伦敦传道会
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London

Book of common prayer  

Publication Date:  1958, 1961 reprint
Creator:  Melanesian Mission Press
Church of England. Diocese of Melanesia
Publisher:  Melanesian Mission Press
Edition:  Seventh Edition, reprinted 1961
Subjects:  Liturgics
Church of England
Church of England -- Melanesia -- Liturgy -- Texts
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

新編燈謎雅調  

Publication Date:  [191-]
Publisher:  清盛興堂刻夲
Qing sheng xing tang ke ben
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  16 cm.
Subjects:  Riddles, Chinese
中国灯谜
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Rough plan of L.M.S. property in Bhowanipore, South Calcutta  

Publication Date:  1928
Creator:  [London Missionary Society]
Publisher:  manuscript ( Bhowanipore, India )
Format:  1 map ; 34 x 41 cm
Subjects:  London Missionary Society
Bhowanipore (India)
এশিয়া - ভারত - পশ্চিমবঙ্গ - রাষ্ট্রপতি বিভাগ - কলকাতা জেলা - কলকাতা - ভবানীপুর
एशिया - भारत - पश्चिम बंगाल - प्रेसीडेंसी डिवीजन - कोलकाता जिला - कोलकाता - भवानीपोर
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London

Na mai halui haiwala ni riliunaina  

Publication Date:  1924
Creator:  Church of England. Diocese of Melanesia
Publisher:  Melanesian Mission Press
Subjects:  Ulawa language
Ulawa language -- Texts
Church of England -- Prayers and devotions -- Ulawa
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London

Hindu procession : from an album of Company paintings of occupations and festivals  

Publication Date:  1830
Material:  Watercolour on paper
Measurements:  H35 x W22 cm
Subjects:  Processions
एशिया -- भारत -- तमिलनाडु
ஆசியா -- இந்தியா -- தமிழ்நாடு
जुलूस
ஊர்வலமாகச்
ஊர்வலத்தில்
Hindu processions
हिंदू मंदिरों
हिंदू जुलूस
கோயில்கள்
இந்துக் கோயில்
இந்துக்கள் ஊர்வலம்
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Formerly owned by Rev. William Thompson (1811-1889). On permanent loan from the Council for World Mission Archive.

Hook-swinging festival (Chadak parvan) : from an album of Company paintings of occupations and festivals  

Publication Date:  1830
Material:  Watercolour on paper
Measurements:  H35 x W22 cm
Subjects:  Festivals
एशिया -- भारत -- तमिलनाडु
ஆசியா -- இந்தியா -- தமிழ்நாடு
Hook-swinging festival
Chadak parvan
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Formerly owned by Rev. William Thompson (1811-1889). On permanent loan from the Council for World Mission Archive.

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