The upcoming SAALG conference is fast approaching and we are still welcoming participants. Edinburgh University Library will be hosting the conference on Friday 1st July and the theme will be Scottish connections with South Asia. In addition to our Friday programme we are also delighted to offer a behind the scenes tour of the South Asian collections of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh on Saturday morning, 2nd July.
For full details of the conference please visit our earlier post here or contact:
Helen Porter, SAALG Secretary, Assistant Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society.
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Showing posts with label Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Show all posts
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
Indian botanical art in Edinburgh
55 botanical drawings made for the forest conservator Hugh Cleghorn are being exhibited for the first time at Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. The exhibition is part of a series of drawings made by Indian artists for Scottish East India Company surgeons.
It runs until the 4th July; admission is free.
(photo credit: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh website)
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