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These blogs from our curators, subject specialists and guest bloggers express the thoughts and opinions of individual British Library staff members and guests.
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Across the Heart of Arabia (2): H St John Philby, Intelligence Gathering and a Lasting Legacy
30 January 2023 Untold lives
In his 1918 mission to Nejd, Philby’s task, as seen by British officialdom, was to gather intelligence on the area and establish a relationship with Ibn Sa’ud on whom the British had little information. This information could then be used...
Recording of the week: The role of the creator in improvised dance
30 January 2023 Sound and vision
This week’s selection comes from Giulia Baldorilli, Sound and Vision Reference Specialist. Photo by Ahmad Odeh on Unsplash. In this 1991 interview from the collection ‘ICA talks’ (C95/795), the renowned artist and dancer Trisha Brown considers the experience and exploration...
Digital Alexander
30 January 2023 Medieval manuscripts
Our amazing exhibition, Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth, closes on 19 February 2023 – have you had time to come to see it? Or perhaps it is distance rather than time that is thwarting you? Fear not!...
Voyages of discovery: Collaborative Doctoral Partnership projects at the British Library
27 January 2023 Living Knowledge
Every year, we invite staff across the Library to propose new research themes for our Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) programme, funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC). CDP projects are created to reflect our wider strategic commitments to...
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