Issue
Jan–Mar 2016
1 January 2016
The Rare Materials Collection and other stories in BiblioAsia Volume 11, Issue 4
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Director's Note
The Rare Materials Collection
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Stories from the Stacks
The National Library’s newest exhibition, “From the Stacks”, presents highlights of its Rare Materials Collection. Chung Sang Hong explains why you should not miss this event. (PDF) (opens in new tab)
A Tribute Fit for a Prince
Address to Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh by the Singapore Chinese Merchants on the Occasion of His Visit to Singapore in 1869 (PDF) (opens in new tab)
A Missionary’s Guide to Java and Bali
Journal of a Tour along the Coast of Java and Bali etc, with a Short Account of the Island of Bali Particularly of Bali Baliling (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Malaya Through One Man’s Eyes
British Malaya: An Account of the Origin and Progress of British Influence in Malaya (PDF) (opens in new tab)
An Expat’s Impressions of Singapore
An Anecdotal History of Old Times in Singapore: From the Foundation of the Settlements Under the Honourable the East India Company, on February 6th, 1819, to the Transfer of the Colonial Office as Part of the Colonial Possessions of the Crown on April 1st, 1867 (PDF) (opens in new tab)
A Bilingual Dictionary by a Scotsman
A Grammar and Dictionary of the Malay Language with a Preliminary Dissertation (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Crawfurd on Southeast Asia
A Descriptive Dictionary of the Indian Islands & Adjacent Countries (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Notes on a Little Island
Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Courts of Siam and Cochin China: Exhibiting a View of the Actual State of Those Kingdoms (PDF) (opens in new tab)
A Portuguese Map of Sincapura
Malaca, l’Inde Méridionale et le Cathay: Manuscrit Original Autographe de Godinho de Erédia, Appartenant a la Bibliothèque Royale de Bruxelles (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Celebrating a Centenary
One Hundred Years of Singapore: Being Some Account of the Capital of the Straits Settlements from its Foundation by Sir Stamford Raffles on the 6th February 1819 to the 6th February 1919 (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Logan’s Journal
The Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Raffles’ Letters of Intrigue
Letters from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles to Lord Lansdowne (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Raffles’ Political Manoeuvres
Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles to John Tayler (PDF) (opens in new tab)
The Map That Opened Up Southeast Asia
Exacta & Accurata Delineatio cum Orarum Maritimdrum tum etjam locorum terrestrium quae in Regionibus China, Cauchinchina, Camboja sive Champa, Syao, Malacca, Arracan & Pegu… (PDF) (opens in new tab)
The Book That Almost Didn’t Happen
Notices of the Indian Archipelago, and Adjacent Countries: Being a Collection of Papers Relating to Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Nias, the Philippine islands, Sulus, Siam, Cochin China, Malayan Peninsula, etc (PDF) (opens in new tab)
A War Crimes Trials Snapshot
Photographs on the Opening of the War Crimes Trials in Singapore, 21 January 1946 (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Propaganda Paper
The Syonan Shimbun (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Singapore’s First School
Formation of the Singapore Institution, A.D. 1823 (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Birds of the Malay Peninsula
The Birds of the Malay Peninsula: A General Account of the Birds Inhabiting the Region from the Isthmus of Kra to Singapore with the Adjacent Islands (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Legends of the Malay Kings
Malay Annals [Sejarah Melayu] (PDF) (opens in new tab)
A Bona Fide History Book
Handbook to Singapore, with Map and a Plan of the Botanical Gardens (PDF) (opens in new tab)
A Battle Captured in a Map
Contrafactur des Scharmutz els der Hollender wider die Portigesen in dem Flus Balusabar [Chart of a Skirmish between the Dutch and the Portuguese in the Balusabar River] (PDF) (opens in new tab)
A Poetic Travelogue in Tamil
Athivinotha Kuthirai Panthaiya Lavani (அதிவினோத குதிரை பந்தைய லாவணி) (PDF) (opens in new tab)
When Singapore Was Cinca Pula
India Tercera Nuova Tavola (PDF) (opens in new tab)
A Chinese Classic in Baba Malay
Chrita Dahulu-kala, Namanya Sam Kok, Atau, Tiga Negri Ber-prang: Siok, Gwi, Sama Gor di Jaman “Han Teow” [Ancient Story Entitled Sanguo or the Three Kingdoms at War: Shu, Wei and Wu During the Han Dynasty] (PDF) (opens in new tab)
A Singapore-made Qur’an
Lithographed Qur’an (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Indian Muslim Devotional Poems
Munajathu Thirattu (முனாஜாத்துத் திரட்டு) (PDF) (opens in new tab)
English Nursery Rhymes with a Malay Spin
Haji’s Book of Malayan Nursery Rhymes (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Stories of Abdullah
Hikayat Abdullah (Stories of Abdullah) (PDF) (opens in new tab)
The First English and Malay Dictionary
A Dictionary: English and Malayo, Malayo and English (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Of Spells and Magic
Malay Magic: Being an Introduction to the Folklore and Popular Religion of the Malay Peninsula (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Hear Ye Hear Ye
Straits Government Gazette (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Singapore’s Role in the Chinese Revolution
Nanyang and the Founding of the Republic (南洋与创立民国) (PDF) (opens in new tab)
A Handy Cookbook
My Favourite Recipes (PDF) (opens in new tab)
A Glimpse of 1930s Singapore
The Lights of Singapore (PDF) (opens in new tab)
About Law and Order
The Law of the Straits Settlements: A Commentary (PDF) (opens in new tab)
A Magazine for the Straits Chinese
The Straits Chinese Magazine: A Quarterly Journal of Oriental and Occidental Culture (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Through the Eye Glass
Cermin Mata Bagi Segala Orang Yang Menuntut Pengetahuan (An Eye Glass for All Who Seek Knowledge) (PDF) (opens in new tab)
The Pulse of Malayan Literature
Pulse (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Early History of the Chinese Community
One Hundred Years’ History of the Chinese in Singapore (PDF) (opens in new tab)
A Dictionary That Bridged Two Races
Hua yi tong yu (华夷通语) (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Singapore in Sepia
Fotoalbum Singapur (PDF) (opens in new tab)
The Gospel in Chinese
The Perfect Man’s Model (全人矩矱) (PDF) (opens in new tab)
The First Public Library
Reports of the Singapore Library (1844– 52, 1860) (PDF) (opens in new tab)
A Christian Sermon in Malay
The Substance of Our Saviour’s Sermon on the Mount Contained in the 5th, 6th &c. 7th Chapters of the Gospel According to St. Matthew (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Cartoons of Terror
Chop Suey (杂碎画集) (PDF) (opens in new tab)
About Babas and the Chinese
The Manners and Customs of the Chinese of the Straits Settlements (PDF) (opens in new tab)
The First Directory
The Straits Times Almanack, Calendar and Directory (PDF) (opens in new tab)
A Colonial Cookbook
The “Mem’s” Own Cookery Book: 420 Tried and Economical Recipes for Malaya (PDF) (opens in new tab)
In Aid of the Motherland
Singapore Tong Seok Dramatic Association Charity Performance for the Shantung Relief Fund (星洲通俗白话剧团演剧筹赈山东惨灾会特刊) (PDF) (opens in new tab)
The First Newspaper
Singapore Chronicle and Commercial Register (PDF) (opens in new tab)
A Gift of Books
The National Library Board wins hearts (and minds) around the world with its SG50 Gift of Books initiative. Amelia Tan has the details. (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Preserving Our Published Heritage
The nation’s published heritage is preserved by the National Library for posterity. Ivy Lee reveals the aim of the Legal Deposit and shares highlights from the collection.(PDF) (opens in new tab)