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Kam Raslan | Dr. Annabel Gallop

12-Mar-21 21:00

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This special edition of A Bit of Culture features curator Dr. Annabel Gallop who spearheads the Southeast Asia section of The British Library and invests her efforts in studying Malay and Indonesian manuscripts. Annabel shares her involvement with the national library and the world of history, her recent work being on the art of the Qur’an in Southeast Asia. In this episode, we explore the trail of manuscripts, understanding the substance of history and why preserving written documents is vital at this moment in time.

Produced by: Ali Johan

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Categories: History, People & Places, Film, People and Places

Tags: a bit of culture, national archives, The British Library, India Office Records, Illuminated manuscripts, Hikayat Hang Tuah, indigenous law, Islamic Art, Endangered Archives Programme (EAP),

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