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Title : Printed books
Level : collection / Reference : vmhlib
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Notice types :
- Printed (Books)
Organization :
Kolkata - Victoria Memorial Hall (Kolkata - India) (Kolkata, INDIA)
Language :
English
Material Lang 1 :
English
Material Lang 2 :
Hindi
Scope content :
The Memorial library is a special library with emphasis on Indo-British History and Arts relating to 18th & 19th century. The library has 10,674 books/periodicals. There are many rare books. There are some rare books in the Library which dates back to the 1870s. Some of the books worth mentioning are the collection of plays by William Shakespeare, The Arabian Nights, Rubaiyat's Omar Khayyam etc. All these books are exotically illustrated. Costume designers consult and refer these books while designing for Shakespearian plays in Calcutta.
Geognames :
- Calcutta [other] (Kolkata])
Subject :
- 090a Manuscripts
- 940 - general history of Europe
- 950 - general history of Asia Far East
- Dewey900 Geography & history
- SPE-1- Indian/Europe historical textile trade
Tags :
Date created :
08/03/2009 09:29:34
Last update :
01/19/2011 10:36:37
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Kolkata - Victoria Memorial Hall (Kolkata - India)
collection : Printed books (Ref : vmhlib)
