The rare materials collection : selections from the National Library, Singapore



Electronic Book 18.97.14.89 (0)

2020

The rare materials collection : selections from the National Library, Singapore

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"This book contains 50 specially curated items from the Rare Materials Collection, researched and written by a team of librarians from the National Library. Each article in this book contains a detailed description of the rare item as well as highlights of its history and provenance. Distilling 50 items from a 18,000-strong collection was a challenging task, and the final selection is at best only a representative snapshot of the complete repository"--Backcover.

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Singapore. National Library Board--Catalogs Rare library materials--Singapore--Bibliography--Catalogs Rare books--Singapore--Bibliography--Catalogs Singapore--History--Bibliography Malaya--History--Bibliography Singapore--History--Sources Malaya--History--Sources

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Creators
Singapore. National Library Board
Subject
Singapore. National Library Board--Catalogs
Rare library materials--Singapore--Bibliography--Catalogs
Rare books--Singapore--Bibliography--Catalogs
Singapore--History--Bibliography
Malaya--History--Bibliography
Singapore--History--Sources
Malaya--History--Sources
Publisher
National Library Board Singapore, 2020
National Library Board Singapore, 2020
Digital Description
application/pdf, 11123 KB, ill. (some col.), maps (some col.)
Table of Contents
Foreword -- The rare materials collection -- A tribute fit for a prince -- A missionary’s guide to Java and Bali -- Malaya through one man’s eyes -- An expat’s impressions of Singapore -- A bilingual dictionary by a Scotsman -- Crawfurd on Southeast Asia -- Notes on a small island -- A Portuguese map of Singapura -- Celebrating a centenary -- Logan’s journal -- Raffles’ letters of intrigue -- Raffles’ political manoeuvres -- The map that opened up Southeast Asia -- The book that almost didn’t happen -- A war crimes trials snapshot -- Propaganda paper -- Singapore’s first school -- Birds of the Malay Peninsula -- Legends of the Malay kings -- A bona fide history book -- A battle captured in a map -- A poetic travelogue in Tamil -- When Singapore was Cinca Pula -- A Chinese classic in Baba Malay -- A Singapore-made Qur’an -- Indian Muslim devotional poems -- English nursery rhymes with a Malay spin -- Stories of Abdullah -- The first English and Malay dictionary -- Of spells and magic -- Hear ye hear ye -- Singapore’s role in the Chinese revolution -- A handy cookbook -- A glimpse of 1930s Singapore -- About law and order -- A magazine for the Straits Chinese -- Through the eye glass -- The pulse of Malayan literature -- Early history of the Chinese community -- A dictionary that bridged two races -- Singapore in Sepia -- The gospel in Chinese -- The first public library -- A Christian sermon in Malay -- Cartoons of terror -- About Babas and the Chinese -- The first directory -- A colonial cookbook -- In aid of the motherland -- The first newspaper -- Index.
Edition
Revised ed.
Copyright
All rights reserved. National Library Board Singapore, 2020