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Bride and bridegroom : from an album of Company paintings of occupations and festivals  

Material:  Watercolour on paper
Measurements:  H35 x W22 cm
Subjects:  Brides
एशिया -- भारत -- तमिलनाडु
ஆசியா -- இந்தியா -- தமிழ்நாடு
Grooms
மணமகன்
पुरूष
மணமகள்
दुल्हन
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.

Te taua u te ota  

Publication Date:  1928
Format:  1 volume
Subjects:  London Missionary Society
Source Institution:  SOAS, Univerity of London

Male and female head-porters : from an album of Company paintings of occupations and festivals  

Publication Date:  1830
Material:  Watercolour on paper
Measurements:  H35 x W22 cm
Subjects:  Porters
एशिया -- भारत -- तमिलनाडु
ஆசியா -- இந்தியா -- தமிழ்நாடு
कुली
தொழிலாளி
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.

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

新刻天官賜福  

Publication Date:  [清代]
Publisher:  盛興堂
Sheng xing tang
Measurements:  16 cm.
Subjects:  Chinese drama -- Guangdong sheng
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

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

Memo book entitled 'W Fergusson 1840'  

Creator:  Will, James
Publisher:  manuscript ( s.l. )
Subjects:  Slave narratives
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London

Na soe ledia fainia na bae talamia  

Publication Date:  [1952]
Creator:  Melanesian Mission
Publisher:  Melanesian Mission Press
Subjects:  Lau language -- Texts
Catechisms and creeds -- Lau
Catechisms, Lau
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London

Marriage feast : from an album of Company paintings of occupations and festivals  

Publication Date:  1830
Material:  Watercolour on paper
Measurements:  H35 x W22 cm
Subjects:  Feasts
एशिया -- भारत -- तमिलनाडु
ஆசியா -- இந்தியா -- தமிழ்நாடு
மணமகன்
पुरूष
மணமகள்
दुल्हन
Wedding receptions
விருந்து
भोज
திருமண வரவேற்பு
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.

Palankeen : 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
Litters
पालकी
சிவிகை
Palanquins
Palankeens
पालकियों
डोली
शिविका
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.

飭行酌増保甲條款示稾  

Publication Date:  [16--?]
Measurements:  20 cm.
Subjects:  Military art and science -- China -- To 1800
史部 -- 政書類 -- 軍政
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Massacre of Rev. John Williams.  

Material:  Paper
Measurements:  H21,5 x W31,5 cm
Technique:  Lithograph
Subjects:  Missionaries
Ni-Vanuatu (Melanesian people)
Christian martyrs
Williams, John, 1796-1839
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  On permanent loan from the Council for World Mission Archive.

三教擇錄  

Publication Date:  清 嘉慶11年[1806]
Creator:  陸逢泰
Lu, Fengtai
He bi zhai
合璧斋
Publisher:  Lu Fengtai
陸逢泰
Measurements:  22 cm.
Subjects:  Taoism
Zi bu -- Dao jia lei
子部 -- 道家類
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.

新刻天官賜福 : 全本  

Publication Date:  Qing dynasty
Creator:  著者不詳
Zhu zhe bu xiang
Publisher:  盛興堂
Sheng xing tang
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  16 cm.
Subjects:  Chinese drama
中国戏剧
Drama
戏剧
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

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