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Publisher: The British Library Board British Library: Archival Sound Recordings 
 This site from the British Museum contains "over 1,500 recordings of UK dialects, British wildlife and ethnographic wax cylinders. ... The over 200 rare wax cylinder recordings from the World and Traditional Music collections ... [feature] music, songs and speech from around the world, captured on the first portable recording machines between 1898 and 1915." http://sounds.bl.uk/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jan 16, 2009 British Military History Collections, 1801-1945
This site focuses on the use of British military newspapers for military and family history research. It provides a list of military publications for the period 1801-1945, images of covers of some of the publications, guidance for use of military newspapers for research, and links to related resources. From the British Library. http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/news/britmilhist/britmilhist.html Topics: Families, History, History By Place, Hobbies, Magazines, Military, Newspapers by Place Last updated Oct 26, 2009 The Silk Road: Trade, Travel, War and Faith
"The Silk Road is the ancient trade route passing from the shores of the Mediterranean through Bukhara and Samarkand to Dunhuang and on to Xian in central China." The site is a companion to an exhibit of manuscripts, paintings, artifacts, and textiles about the "real people" along the route. It presents illustrated essays on the development of the book, languages and scripts, Buddhas and bodhisattvas, games, and the sky. From the British Library. http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/silkroad/main.html Topics: Automobiles, Regions of the World, Regions of the World, Transportation Last updated Apr 30, 2005 The Unveiling of Britain
This collection of hundreds of "maps and views traces the growing awareness of the form of British Isles and their place in the wider world during the years between 800 and 1600." Includes descriptive text, a zoom-in tool, and large-format options for each image. A part of the British Library Collect Britain project. http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/collections/unveiling/ Topics: Geography, History, Maps, Maps by Place, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Mar 30, 2005 The British Library
Information about the services and collections of the United Kingdom's national library. Includes exhibits, details on their collections, access to the online catalog, and information for visitors. http://www.bl.uk/ Topics: Librarianship, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Jun 3, 2006 Diary of Saad Eskander, Director of the Iraq National Library and Archive
This diary "starts in November 2006 and describes the perilous and tragic situation that the Iraq National Library and Archive [Baghdad] is operating under and which led to the institution's temporary closure at the end of that month." Browse monthly entries related to the damage the library sustained "[w]hen the Saddam regime was toppled in 2003, [and] the Iraq National Library and Archive in Baghdad was set alight and looted." From the British Library. http://www.bl.uk/iraqdiary.html Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Mar 19, 2007 Sacred: Discover What We Share
This online version of a 2007 British Library exhibit allows visitors to explore over 60 Jewish, Christian, and Islamic scriptures by looking at rare books and turning the pages. Browse chronologically, by faith, or by featured themes such as pictures and portraits and "firsts and oldests." Also includes video clips, podcasts, and an interactive map showing where the books were produced. http://www.bl.uk/sacred Topics: Christianity, Faiths, Judaism, Religion Last updated Jul 30, 2007 Online Gallery: Sacred Texts: Picturing the Prophet
"This is an unusual example of the Prophet Muhammad pictured in an Islamic manuscript. It comes from a royal miniature made to illustrate a copy of the poems of the celebrated Persian Nizami, and depicts the Prophet's ascension to heaven on the horse Buraq." See a zoomable image of this illustration, which was created in the 16th century, and brief background material about the illustration. From the British Library. http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/sacredtexts/nizami.html Topics: Faiths, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Aug 27, 2007 Changing Language
"The English language is vast, flexible, fascinating, frustrating, challenging, inspiring and endlessly changing. ... This website explores the way that the language has developed over hundreds of years." Find a timeline covering the development of the English language back to the Celtic period, historical examples of written English, and thematic material on English such as cutting edge (slang and jargon) and inflections. From the British Library. http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/changlang/language.html Topics: English Language Last updated Jul 6, 2009 Texts in Context
"Texts in Context is a rich and unusual collection of over 400 British Library texts. ... These 'everyday' texts illustrate the many histories -- social, cultural, economic, political, technical -- within which language is used and produced. [It includes] a whole range of characters: cooks, clerks, publishers, tradesmen, lexicographers, sea captains, smugglers and quack doctors, to name a few." Find introductory essays and book excerpts. (Audio not available.) From the British Library. http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/texts/context.html Topics: Language, Literature & Books Last updated Jul 29, 2009 Why Write?
"These pages will allow you to explore how writing can incorporate sight, sound, touch and gesture. You will also see the ways in which cultural, social, historical and personal circumstances influence the way we write and the scripts we create." Features illustrated essays on why we write (including alternatives to writing), how writing works (creating scripts and tools and materials), and ways of writing; an alphabet gallery; and alphabet activities. From the British Library. http://www.bl.uk/learning/artimages/why/whywrite.html Topics: Writing Last updated Aug 18, 2008 Henry VIII: Man and Monarch
Companion to a 2009 exhibition presenting "[k]ey documents from the life and times of Henry VIII, the pious yet bloodthirsty king whose reign forever changed the nature of England." View letters, diary entries, manuscripts, and other digitized materials relating to Henry VIII. Includes essays and videos clips from the British television series "Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant." From the British Library. http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/henryviii/ Topics: Heads of State Last updated May 26, 2009 |
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