Our Manuscript of the Month for May is Benchers’ Minute Book 1819-30, where decisions about the students, the society and buildings were made. Here they agreed to install gas lamps in 1825.

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#ManuscriptoftheMonth for this month features a set of 92 rules for writing the Chinese characters correctly, proposed by Sir John Francis Davis in his 1824 essay. The number of rules may seem daunting, but thankfully they are illustrated with examples! (RAS Chinese 9)

#ManuscriptoftheMonth for this month features an illustrated copy of Khwaju Kermani's poem composed in the 14th century, which chronicles the love story between Persian prince Humay and Humayun, daughter of the Emperor of China. See comments for the full story. (RAS Persian 301)

#ManuscriptoftheMonth for this month features a mini encyclopaedia on horses. This example of specialist literature embodies the enduring admiration of horses in traditional Indian culture. (RAS Tod MS 136)

Our #Manuscript of the Month for June is our John Patrick #Prendergast Papers ‘The History of the Cromwellian Settlement of Ireland’. Comprised of 13 Vols and published in 1865.

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We are starting a new monthly series to spotlight interesting items from our manuscript collection. First up, we have this single leaf of a Kammavaca manuscript, made of black lacquer with inlaid mother-of-pearl letters on both sides. (RAS Burmese 88) #ManuscriptoftheMonth