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"Text, Sources and Bibliography of the Prajñāpāramitā-hrdaya" by Edward Conze, reprinted from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, April 1948. The outside cover bears the inscription "For Vera, in love & gratitude, T. And who among you if had - should ask for - should give him a stone". Stuck into the pamphlet, on the back cover is a 'head and shoulders' photograph of Conze and another of him sat in a deck chair was found loose within the pamphlet.

"The Iconography of the Prajñāpāramitā" - an offprint of Conze's article published in "Oriental Art, Autumn 1949". The cover bears the inscription "with the compliments of the author, Edward Conze, 14.1.50".

Syllabuses published by University of London, University Extension and Tutorial Classes Council: Tutorial Classes Committee. These are for First Year Class in Psychology for 1950-51 and a Second Year Class in Psychology for 1951-52, both devised by Edward Conze.

A collection of papers written by, or relating to, Emil Forchhamer which have been bound into a single volume entitled Papers on subjects relating to the Archaeology of Burma: Forchhammer. These papers are:

• Letter from H.R.H. Coxe, Under Secretary to the Chief Commissioner, Burma, to The Secretary to the Government of India, Revenue and Agricultural Department, concerning the work undertaken by Forchhammer as Government Archaeologist from 1883 to 1889. it plots out Forchhammer's work in collecting Talaing and Pali manuscripts for the Bernard Free Library, and his investigations in the Arakan region. The letter requests that Forchhammer is relieved from his professorial duties in order that he may survey the Pagan region. Dated 15 July 1889. Printed material with handwritten annotations concerning its arrival at the India Office, 11 March 1891 and also bearing an India Office stamp for 31 March 1891.
• Notes on the Early History and Geography of British Burma. I: The Shwe Dagon Pagoda by Em. Forchhammer. Printed pamphlet from Rangoon Government Press, 1883 concerning the pagoda.
• Sections from the 1889 Revenue and Agricultural Department Report from the Chief Commissioner of Burma. The sections are on Pali literature and Archaeology and are written by Forchhammer. This is also in support of Forchhammer's release from professorial duties in favour of archaeological investigation. Dated 18 June 1889.
• Resolution on the Transfer of the Management of the Rangoon College and High School to the Education Syndicate. This is an extract from the Proceedings of the Chief Commissioner of Burma, dated 10 August 1886, in which it sets out the requirements for the transfer to take place. This includes Dr Forchhammer's transfer as one of the members of teaching staff. Printed material with printed signature of E.S. Symes, Secretary.
• Report from the Officiating Secretary to the Chief Commissioner of Burma to the Secretary to the Government of India, Home Department, to supply a report on the work done by Dr Forchhammer in connection with ancient manuscripts since 1892. Dated 2 September 1889.
• Extract from letter No. 209-89A, dated 10th August 1889, from the Government Archaeologist in which Forchhammer reports on the 670 palm-leaf manuscripts he has collected and copied which are deposited in the Manuscript Department of the Bernard Free Library.
• Letter No. 598-1A, dated Rangoon, 22nd April 1890, from H.R.H. Coxe, Under-Secretary to the Chief Commissioner, Burma, to the Secretary to the Government of India, Revenue and Agricultural Department in which he reports on the written work completed by Forchhammer on the regions of Arakan and Pagan, and of the work still required. The letter requests that Forchhammer be allowed to return to Europe to complete his work due to the poor state of his health.
• Arakan I. - Mahamuni Pagoda. Printed version of Forchhammer's work on the Pagoda, including photographic plates. It is annotated to state his authorship and that it was received as an enclosure of a letter from the Chief Governor of Burma No. 596/1a, dated 22 April 1890.
• Arakan II. - Mrohaung - the second chapter of Forchhammer's work on Arakan again with photographic plates, a map, and with annotation that it was received as an enclosure in the same letter from the Chief Governor.
• Arakan III. - Launggyet, Minbya, Urittaung, Akyab, and Sandoway - the third chapter of Forchhammer's work on Arakan with plates and annotation concerning its enclosure within the letter from the Chief Governor.
• Pagan I. - The Kyaukku Temple - the first chapter of Forchhammer's uncompleted work on Pagan with photographic plates and annotations concerning its enclosure within the same letter and ascribing authorship to Forchhammer.

The Papers consist of manuscripts of translations made by Rehatsek often with notes, prefaces etc by Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot, to whom Rehatsek had sent the translations.

A Translation of the Nigaristan by Muin Uddin Jaiwuia translated by Edward Rehatsek. There is a handwritten manuscript in Rehatsek's hand with additional notes and preface by Arbuthnot, plus a further more modern typescript of the material.

"A Translation of the Nigaristan by Muir Uddin Jaiwuia translated by E. Rehatsek presented along with the Persian text to the Royal Asiatic Society London by F. F. Arbuthnot, 19 September 1895". This manuscript is still contained within its book post packaging which has been used to create a cover for the work and on which Arbuthnot has written the above title and other notes over the address labels from Rehatsek to Arbuthnot. A title "Nigaristan, English MS. translation by Rehatsek" in a different hand on a white label has been affixed to the spine. The translation has the title page of "The Nigaristan (Picture gallery) by Mu'in-uddin Jawini, Faithfully translated from the Persian by E. Rehatsek 1888". The majority of the title seem to be in Rehatsek's hand but his name and date added by Arbuthnot. The manuscript has 530 pages, is handwritten and has annotations by both Rehatsek and Arbuthnot.

With the manuscript is a soft cover notebook with green marble cover. In this Arbuthnot has written a note to the Oriental Translation Fund New Series to state that he is including a Preface for the late Rehatsek's translation. The Preface is also in the notebook.

All are handwritten manuscripts contained within card cover.

A typed copy of Rehatsek's translation of the Nigaristan. It is untitled beginning with the heading "In the Name of Allah the Merciful the Clement". There are some handwritten corrections on the document. There are 744 pages on Orbit watermarked paper - the style of paper and type suggest this is a much later copy belonging to the mid-twentieth century. With the typescript is a note on which is written "Typescript tr. from Persian of Nigaristan of Mncini Translater? = Rehatsek - 1886? Ms in Lower Case 6". This is written on the reverse of a Royal Asiatic Society Reviewer reminder slip from 56 Queen Anne Street. The Society occupied these premises from 1947-1988.

Life of Muhammad by Ibn Hisham translated by Rehatsek. This is a handwritten manuscript of 1070 pages, bound into a volume with an introductory letter by Arbuthnot, dated 3 October 1898, also bound at the front of the volume. Rehatsek includes an index and a section entitled "Errors and omissions of Dr. Weil". The manuscript is undated but with the manuscript are 2 boards from Rehatskek sending it to Arbuthnot by book post. These have a Bombay postmark of 16 January 1891.

"Translations from the Persian by the late E Rehatsek" – handwritten manuscripts by Rehatsek with a paper wrapper on which Arbuthnot has entitled the manuscripts as: A Persian tract on the observances of the Zenanah pp.1 to 10 A Persian essay on Hospitality or Etiquette of eating and drinking pp. 20 to 29" A short Persian manuscript on Physiognomies pp 1 to 8"