Collection guides

1848 Revolutions

Material relating to the German and Austrian Revolutions of 1848

African government publications

Our African official publications are strongest for Anglophone countries

African manuscripts and archives

Original documents from and about the continent

African newspapers

Very rich historical newspaper collections in European and African languages

African philatelic material

Stamps, airmails and other philatelic material from Africa

African printed books and journals

Literary and research works, reports and historical publications

African-language collections

Important collections of books, manuscripts and audio-visual materials in African languages

Americas and Oceania philatelic material

Stamps and related philatelic items from a wide area

Arabic collections

Printed books, periodicals and newspapers, manuscripts and a range of other materials

Arabic manuscripts

Our Arabic manuscripts date from the early eighth to the nineteenth century AD

Archaeological Survey of India collections

A major resource both for the study of Indian architecture and archaeology

Architecture manuscripts: 1600 to present

Papers for the study of architectural history, plus personal and professional papers.

Art History and Artists' Papers: Western Manuscrip...

Papers for the study of art history, and personal and professional papers of artists.

Artists’ books and fine press

A collection page about our fine press and artists' books holdings.

Artwork for postage stamps

Original artwork prepared in the production of postage stamps