Use the “View Details on ProQuest” to link through to a “Preview” page where, at the top-right, you will find the option to “Order a copy” if available from ProQuest for order.
The University Library Inter-Library Loans Department can acquire theses and dissertations found via the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation Index, free of charge for full and current University of Cambridge members only. (Inter-Library Loans department (01223 333039 or 333080, ill@lib.cam.ac.uk)).
This database is dedicated to the collection of ancient literature resources, especially the collation and digital processing of ancient literature resources before 1949. Featuring the documents of the Republic of China, it includes various ancient books and documents. With a wide range of content and precious historical materials, the Database has become an indispensable tool for the study of modern humanities and social sciences.
Anyone who has used archival resources for a research project will know the difficulty of locating and accessing material. This is especially time consuming when planning research that involves archives across multiple countries and languages.
Archive Portal Europe (APE) is designed to help researchers overcome these obstacles by aggregating archive records across the continent. Their holdings include an impressive list of institutions from more than 30 countries across Europe. These span from large national archives through to private, church and business archives and beyond. Through bringing together data from over 7,000 institutions the APE gives researchers the ability to cross-reference archival material and locate resources on one platform. Records can be retrieved by conducting an advanced search or exploring topics and highlighted content. Researchers also have the option to directly contact archives via the records displayed in the APE.
The advanced search shows data for over 280 million descriptive records. Some of these records include digitised content of manuscripts and other archival material, such as photos and transcribed texts. Records can be searched by archives, names and institutions as a way of discovering large collections and single records. Researchers also have the ability to filter by topic, document type and place of origin.
The Mail on Sunday was established in 1982 under the same ownership but editorially separate from the Daily Mail. Now, four decades of British and world history can be explored online through the full run of this generally conservative, sometimes sensationalist tabloid paper and its supplements.
The Mail on Sunday presents detailed reporting and analysis of events in British history from the premiership of Margaret Thatcher to that of David Cameron, and of world events from the Falklands War to international terrorism in the early 21st century.
Launched as the Sunday sister paper to the Daily Mail under the ownership of Lord Rothermere, the Mail on Sunday had three different editors in its first year – initially under Bernard Shrimsley, the paper was taken over by David English, then-editor of the Daily Mail, in order to boost circulation after a disappointing launch. Finally, Stewart Steven was appointed to the role, where he remained for a decade, significantly growing circulation.
The Mail on Sunday Historical Archive, 1982-2011 is available on the Databases A-Z.
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Title The Mail on Sunday, Date Sunday, Dec. 27, 1987, Issue Number 290, Page Number1
Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library (1475-1900) is the first full-text searchable digital library of early printed books in Arabic script. Covering religious literature, law, science, mathematics, astrology, alchemy, medicine, geography, travel, history, chronicles, and literature, and including European translations of Arabic works and Arabic translations of European books, it exemplifies the long exchange of ideas and learning between Europe and the Arabic-speaking world.
Two lions.,A treatise on animals and the medical properties of the various parts of their bodies, compiled from works of Aristotle and Ibn Bakhtishu’.
Origin of the collection
The British Library’s collection of Arabic printed books was formed partly from the former British Museum Library (which became the British Library in 1973), and partly from the India Office Library. The India Office was set up in 1858 to oversee the administration of the Provinces of British India (today Bangladesh, Burma, India, and Pakistan), as well as Aden and other British territories around the Indian Ocean. It closed in 1947 with the independence of India and Pakistan. The India Office library originated in 1798 as the East India Company’s library which was taken over by the India Office in 1867.
Strengths of the collection
Three fish.,This is an undated translation from Arabic into Persian of the first part of ‘Aja’ib-almakhlukat wa ghara’ib almaujudat’ by the thirteenth century sage al-Kazwini (sometimes rendered as al-Qazwini).
The British Library collection is particularly strong in the following areas:
Early Arabic printing
Classical texts of Islamic scholarship
Arabic literary writing
Early European publications in Arabic
Early printings of philosophical and medical works in Spain and Italy
Rare 18th century publications from presses in the Levant
Arabic books printed in Alexandria on presses brought into Egypt by the French
Bulaq printing established by Muhammed ‘Ali in 1822
Arabic books printed in India from 1867 to 1900
Early Arabic journals and newspapers
Languages
The collection comprises works printed from 1470 to the end of the 19th century. These include printings of Arabic works on European printing presses until the early 19th century as well as translations of Arabic works into Latin and the languages of Europe, Middle East and India. The main text-searchable languages are Arabic (and this is unique to this product for early Arabic printing), English, French, German, and Latin. All metadata to the works is searchable enabling discovery of content in Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Ottoman Turkish, Persian, and Syriac. Finally there are small quantities of 22 other languages from Italian, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish to Aramaic, Bengali, Gujarati and Urdu. The collection illustrates the extent to which Arabic works were disseminated through Europe and Asia. A study of the printing towns further underlines this point.
Early Arabic Books from the British Library is also available to access via the Databases A-Z.
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D40039-90 Source:Or. 2784 f.100Caption:Two lions.Title of Work:Kitab Na’t al-hayawan (book of the characteristics of animals).Shelfmark:Or. 2784Author:Aristotle; ibn Bakhtishu’; (joint authorship)Place and date of production:Middle East, 13th centuryCredit:British Library
K90066-58 Source:I.O. ISLAMIC 1919, f.58Caption:Three fish.Title of Work:Aja’ib-almakhlukat wa ghara’ib almaujudatShelfmark:I.O. ISLAMIC 1919Credit:British Library
Collections 1 & 2 of the ProQuest Art & Architecture Archive are now available for members of the University of Cambridge to access.
A full-text archive of magazines comprising key research material in the fields of art and architecture, dating from the late-nineteenth century to the twenty-first. Subjects covered include fine art, decorative arts, architecture, interior design, industrial design, and photography. The issues are presented as full-color page images; detailed article-level indexing permits quick, efficient searching and navigation of this material.
Art & Architecture Archive is a major research resource comprising the digitized backfiles of many of the foremost art and architecture magazines of the twentieth century. Offering unprecedented access to the archives of key consumer and trade publications, it is a unique collection of the essential primary sources for studying the history of these subjects. The magazines cover the spectrum of sub-disciplines, from fine and applied arts, through to interior design, industrial design, and landscape gardening. Issues are scanned from cover to cover in high resolution color and presented in page image format with fully searchable text.*
The high-quality reproduction and easy discoverability of the original content will allow scholars, students, and practitioners of fine art to draw inspiration from the many artworks displayed in visual arts titles such as Apollo and Art Monthly. They may also study features and reviews revealing the contemporary reception of specific works.
Trade magazines, widely recognized as indispensable sources for art and architecture, are also strongly represented. Research materials and technical guidance are available to those working in areas including graphic design, construction, and product design, in publications such as Print, Architectural Review, and Graphis, respectively.
In combination, the consumer magazines and the trade publications comprise an invaluable reference source, as a historical record of the art and architecture industries. Through reviews, advertisements, exhibition listings, and awards, users may trace the careers of major artists and architects, as well as the history of the commercialization and marketing of art.
The Art & Architecture Archive is also available to access via the Databases A-Z.
Electronic Collection Management 