Plans for the new Philips building on the main campus of SOAS, to house the library, offices, teaching rooms, sports facilities, and other dedicated spaces. Read more here about a recent project to catalogue these: https://ow.ly/IpFt50ZlTRE #EYAArchitecture

Plans by W. Deans Cowan showing front view and pulpit of church at Ambalavao, pulpit of church at Antranobrika, pulpit of church at Ivohidahy. A note on reverse of plan reads "The roofs are at present thatch, but we hope to have tiles. The walls are brick." #EYAArchitecture

This photograph, taken by Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf, probably of the town of Cochin, shows an interesting mixture of architectural styles. The conical roof of the early Kerala temple is set against the tower of a colonial building and other roof tops. #EYAArchitecture

Digitization & cataloging are complete for 26 manuscripts in private collections located in Armenia and Georgia, accessible online (vhmml.org) and by visiting HMML in Minnesota. The manuscripts were digitized by Dr. Konrad Siekierski for the "Home Saints" project. Details: https://bit.ly/4uXYoIO

Our collection of Manes' documents and diaries from this time are likely the most detailed descriptions of daily life written by any inmate of any concentration camp, not as a memoir, but whilst he was there The full collection has been digitised and can be found at www.whlcollections.org

Kuruma-ebi (prawns) and Aji (horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus, Caranx trachurus), from the first series of fish published by Eijudo, c.mid 1830′s, with a poem by Toshinoya Tomiharu. #EYAColourful https://digital.soas.ac.uk/Documents/Detail/974993

This stunning painting of a fishing boat in India was painted by Gopal Ghose (1913-1980). #EYAColourful https://ow.ly/6NOK50YYVe4

An exciting project to catalogue Charles #Darwin's personal library is underway! Learn about it in our latest blog: specialcollections-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk?p=32108

The National Library of Ireland invites everyone — wherever you are — to explore #Ireland from the comfort of home with our photographic series #AroundtheIsland. Take a journey through the NLI’s collections & connect with your ancestral counties by exploring our videos: https://ow.ly/TsAU50Zfytf

We are delighted to announce that the newly arranged catalogue for the Methodist Missionary papers is now available online: https://archives.soas.ac.uk/records/MMS

This beautiful lacquer binding shows a bird perched on a spray of roses and a butterfly on a dark chocolate ground. The centre bears the date 1165 AH (1751 CE) #EYAColourful https://digital.soas.ac.uk/Documents/Detail/muraqqa-covers-exemplar/918586

This Japanese illustrated popular reader for children, 1916 tells the story of General Nogi. #EYAColourful https://ow.ly/GQnG50YYSM1

This Mamluk tile reflects the growing impact of Chinese ceramics, most evident in the colour scheme mimicking Chinese blue-and-white ceramics of the Yuan and Ming dynasties. #EYAColourful https://ow.ly/3JUT50YYSBq

We love this illustration of the African Grape Vine by missionary and scientist Richard Baron during his time in Madagascar, 1872-1907 #EYAColourful https://ow.ly/Aook50YYRzt

Our online catalogue for the Methodist Missionary Collection will be unavailable today for essential maintenance. We are aiming to re-publish a new, improved listing tomorrow. Keep an eye out for updates!

Despite its vibrant colour, this painting by Ehigbor Osagie-Bruce Jude lyoghiojie highlights his concerns for the difficulties that confront ordinary people. #EYAColourful https://ow.ly/YKWw50YYRcp

The Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library (EMML) has photographs of 9,000+ manuscripts microfilmed in Ethiopia from 1973–1994. Manuscript descriptions from the complete 10-volume EMML print catalog are now represented and expanded upon online in HMML Reading Room. Details: https://bit.ly/3PBBIPM

This beautiful print, 1852, by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Sankai medetai zue, shows a combination of a beauty and a provincial product: Bonseki of Bichū and a woman looking at buds of plum blossoms. #EYAColourful https://ow.ly/21hU50YSrL9

Front binding of Muhammad Zuhūrī's Divan (late C16th). The cover is painted in a wonderfully colourful collection of flowers in reds, pinks and blues on a gold ground with small stylised birds appearing here and there. #EYAColourful https://ow.ly/lz6T50YSryC

'Royal Lamba' from Madagascar, presented to Rev A. R. Down as the district missionary. The age of this burial cloth is unknown. Lambas used for royal burial were of finer quality with gold threads. #EYAColourful https://ow.ly/kbSH50YSqWp#EYAColourful in

18th century Christian liturgical texts in Bohairic Coptic with Arabic glosses. Coptic was derived from Ancient Egyptian and written in a modified Greek alphabet. #EYAHandwriting https://ow.ly/Jra450YRJMc

Early C13th manuscript edition of the Kokin wakashū of 905, the first imperially commissioned anthology of waka, Japanese court poetry. #EYAHandwriting https://ow.ly/MUKw50YRIVm#EYAHandwriting

Hausa poem in praise of Muhammad written by Dāwūd, Son of the Imam of the Mosque of Bello. #EYAHandwriting https://ow.ly/hZmg50YRICG

Notebooks of William Dawes, 1790, documenting the grammar and vocab of the language spoken in the area around Sydney, Australia. These books are the major source of information about the Aboriginal language of Sydney. #EYAHandwriting https://ow.ly/iW7n50YRHmE

This palm-leaf manuscript contains three religious works written in Pali with Sinhalese. #EYAHandwriting https://ow.ly/xuiK50YRH01

Vocabularies of the Taheitian & some other languages, compiled by Joseph Banks during Captain James Cook's first voyage in 1760. #EYAHandwriting https://ow.ly/1fPX50YSp3C#EYAHandwriting

A handwritten native Siamese primer. With an inscription by G.Perry stating that he received it from Captain Francis Light (whose signature is added at the end) at Madras on the 14th July 1778. #EYAHandwriting https://ow.ly/72O750YSqbS#EYAHandwriting

Would love a boost for this post to get it to those interested in Arabic manuscripts please and thank you. #Skystorians #MedievalSky @soasuni.bsky.social @soaslibrary.bsky.social @soas-speccoll.bsky.social @soashistory.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social

The Stencl papers contain hundreds of scribbled drafts of poems and memoirs, often written on the back of re-purposed paper, such as napkins or receipts. https://ow.ly/gTcB50YRF0e #EYAHAndwriting

This manuscript map was draw and annotated by David Livingstone documenting his '‘Journey thro’ Barotseland’ in 1853 https://digital.soas.ac.uk/Documents/Detail/david-livingstone-manuscript-map-of-journey-thro-barotseland/948746 #EYAHandwriting

This letter, dated 1777, is from Than Phya Phimon Aisawan, Siamese Governor of Thalang and Than Phya Surintharacha, Siamese Superintendent to Captain Francis Light. The letter relates to the supply of 4000 muskets by Light to the Siamese Gvt. MS380629 #EYAHandwriting

The hand captured in these images published by the International Association of the Vrindaban Research insitute show three gestures traditional in Indian dance: Bherunda, Chatura and Garuda. #InternationalDanceDay https://digital.soas.ac.uk/documents?returning=true

This portrait of Honourable William Ainslie, Puisne Judge of the High Court, Calcutta is from Sketches of Indian military and civil service notabilities of the Victorian-Edwardian age. See more portraits here: https://ow.ly/M38T50Ysocp #EYACrime

This example of mail art by Hassan Musa, 1933 is titled 'En taule avec des amis Hollondais' (in jail with Dutch friends'. See more of his work here: https://ow.ly/9Q7050YsnOV #EYACrime

This manuscript contains illustrations of the ten halls of Bhuddistic judgement with their various kinds of punishment. This image shows the Hades or Hall of Buddha, also known as the Courts of Hell.#EYACrime https://ow.ly/13EL50YsmGR

Next time you're at SOAS Special Collections why not check out some of our comic magazines? This didactic cartoon comic showcases the inadvisability of crime with a comedic twist! (PP MS 46, Hake, Box 29) #EYAcrime

Smuggling shadowed every China Navigation Co. voyage - bold, audacious, and woven into daily life. In the chaos of departure, 'pidgin' contraband slipped aboard: opium, alcohol, tobacco, textiles. Sailors looked away… or helped. #EYACrime Read more here: https://ow.ly/PqPy50Ysl2S

In 1925 William Reid, a Taikoo Sugar Refinery employee was accused of embezzlement. The event led to the revision of accounting practices #EYACrime Read more here: https://ow.ly/kQ4B50YskHt

This 1839 essays discusses the repercussions of British army soldiers drinking too much. #EYACrime https://ow.ly/YLqA50Yskyz

The six men in this photograph were accused of carrying out the Kucheng massacre in Fujian in 1895 when 11 British missionaries were killed by members of a Luist fasting group. #EYACrime https://ow.ly/fLWq50Ysk33

These beautiful watercolour illustrations of moths, and their caterpillars is from an Album of Paintings of Insects by Cantonese artist Fatqua (early-mid C19th) #EYAWildlife https://ow.ly/UfOY50Yp7yj

This fantastic image of men fishing with cormorants was taken in China by businessman George E Cormack, 1915. Cormorant fishing is a traditional method in which trained birds dive for fish, and it has a long, layered history across East Asia #EYAWildlife

#WomenHistoryMonth An illustrated work portraying Edo‑period women from various social classes, including geishas, townswomen, samurais and sex workers, depicted in everyday life and rendered with a graceful dignity that subtly challenges social norms. (JWP 45B-1)

Fish being sun-dried in Aberdeen, Hong Kong, photographed by Henry Rue in 1910-1913. #EYAWildlife https://ow.ly/UNwV50Yp6ek

When the beauty of a book begins with its cover! A paper collection of woodblock prints with motifs from Chinese flora and fauna by Rong bao Zhai (ANA/1434)

This cheeky monkey in a tree was photographed by anthropologist Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf somewhere in the border region between Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh in 1943. #EYAWildlife https://ow.ly/8y9F50Yp5Rm

Anthropologist, Christoph von Furer Haimendorf was lucky enough to capture a photo of this young wild elephant in upland Kerala in 1953 #EYAWildlife https://ow.ly/ZLCf50Yp4ZY

A beautiful painting of a bird by Wang Guochen, late C19th. #EYAWildlife

This elegant drawing of a crane and her chicks nesting in a pine tree is by Japanese artist Utamoro Kitgawa, late C17th. https://digital.soas.ac.uk/Documents/Detail/crane-and-chicks-in-a-nest-on-a-pine-tree/975524 #EYWildlife

Who are better at #EYAConnections but ambassadors! You can view the full 17th Cent. 'Procession of Korean Ambassadors' scroll at https://ow.ly/RouS50Y9Pn4#EYAConnections(MS 86566)