Collection guides

Arundel manuscripts

Medieval and early modern manuscripts collected by Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel

Ashbee Library

The library of Henry Spencer Ashbee featuring erotica and editions of Cervantes

Ashley Library

The Ashley Library of English literature

Asian Britain: archives and manuscripts

Significant resources relating to Asian Britain among our archival and manuscript collections

Asian Britain: music and audiovisual

Rich and wide-ranging collections, especially of music and recorded sound

Asian Britain: publications

Books, journals, magazines, pamphlets and zines, e-books, websites and more

Asian government publications

Our collections are particularly strong for the Indian subcontinent

Asian philatelic material

19th and 20th-century stamps and related material from Asia

Australian and New Zealand government publications

An extensive collection of government publications in print and microform

Balkan academic publications

The British Library’s Balkan academic collection consists of academic works published in the Balkans during the nineteen...

Ballads and broadsides

Popular, cheap printed ephemera that kept people entertained and informed

Banknotes

Banknotes from the Crown Agents, and of English Treasury Notes

Barry Ono collection of Penny Dreadfuls

19th century popular fiction known as bloods and penny dreadfuls

Black Britain: archives and manuscripts

Resources relating to Black Britain in our archive and manuscript collections

Black Britain: music and audiovisual

Rich and wide-ranging collections, especially of music and recorded sound