'File 34/1 Ancient Monuments a Tombs. Ancient Mosque in Manamah' [36v] (72/90)
The record is made up of 1 file (43 folios). It was created in 5 Feb 1936-6 Dec 1936. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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The file contains correspondence regarding an article which describes an ancient mosque in Manamah, that is al-Khamis Mosque. The article is written by Ernst Diez and it is part of the book called ‘ the Jahrbuch der asiatischen Kunst II ’, published in 1925. The correspondence is mainly about a translation of the article which was initially requested by Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, fees to be paid to the translator and possible methods of payment. The correspondence includes eight pages of the English translation of the article.
The file also contains correspondence regarding Mr Denys Bellerby, an undergraduate student at Cambridge who requested a copy of the translation of the article to use in his thesis.
The correspondence is mainly between Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Advisor to the Bahrain Government, Percy Gordon Loch, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain, Tom Hickinbotham, Officiating Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain, John Baron Howes, Assistant Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain, Claud Cranbrook Lewis de Grenier, Acting Adviser to the Bahrain Government, M J Clauson, India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , London, T V Bernan, Foreign Office, London, and Messrs Norman and Denys Bellerby.
The British Library holds a copy of the journal ‘ the Jahrbuch der asiatischen Kunst II ’, under shelf mark SW 162.
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- 1 file (43 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 40-44 are file notes.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 45; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 4-39; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1771
- Title
- 'File 34/1 Ancient Monuments a Tombs. Ancient Mosque in Manamah'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:3v, 5r:31v, 33r:33v, 35r:38v, 40r:44v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence