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East India Company

This is the subject hub for East India Company

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Tipu's Tiger

Tipu's Tiger

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Friday Late Commissions 2006-2007

The Contemporary Programme commissioned six new works in 2006-2007.

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Introduction to Indian textiles

Indian textiles have a long and distinguished history. The technique of mordant dyeing, which gives intense colours that do not fade, has been used by Indian textile workers since the second millennium BC. Until at least the 18th century, India was able to produce technically much more advanced textiles than Europe could.

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Teachers' resource: Plant motifs

This resource is intended for secondary Art & Design and Design & Technology teachers. It contains information about plant motifs in textiles from Tudor England, Mughal India and Qing China.

Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton

8 February – 22 April 2012

Featuring portraits of Queen Elizabeth II by royal photographer Cecil Beaton, this exhibition celebrates Her Majesty in her roles as princess, monarch and mother and coincides with the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.

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Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts (Hardback)

Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts (Hardback)

This lavishly illustrated book examines the real and perceived worlds of the maharaja from the early eigheenth century to 1947

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Event - Fascinating and Fragile: A contemporary approach to making manuscripts accessible

Sat 24 March 2012 10:30

SPECIAL EVENT: Discover the story of JAINpedia, an ambitious project digitising UK collections of rare Jain manuscripts from India. Experts reveal how the manuscripts were selected, conserved, digitised and catalogued for a ground-breaking website.

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