Ouseley mission to Persia 1810-15 – Data on oriental manuscripts collected by the Ouseley brothers

<p>These files form part of an archive of research data relating to the diplomatic mission to Persia 1810-15, led by Sir Gore Ouseley as ambassador. The data have been compiled by independent researchers W H (Bill) Martin and Sandra Mason;&nbsp; their contact details are in the README file..&nbsp; The files comprise a number of searchable listings relating to the reports produced by members of the mission and other relevant data.&nbsp; The data formed the basis for a published report on the Ouseley Mission referenced below, which is also part of the archive.&nbsp;</p> <p>This section of the archive contains three databases, under the general heading of <em>ouscollect</em>, listing the main items in the Ouseley collections of oriental manuscripts now held at the Bodleian Library in Oxford.&nbsp; Some of these items were undoubtedly acquired during the Ouseley mission to Persia 1810-15.&nbsp; Other were obtained during the brothers earlier stays in India or through booksellers in London and elsewhere.&nbsp;&nbsp;The database files have been saved in two formats:&nbsp; a Microsoft Access database (<em>ouscollect.accdb</em>) covering all the Ouseley holdings, and three separated comma-delimited text files (<em>.txt</em>).&nbsp; The&nbsp;explanatory README text file contains a table showing the fields included in the databases and giving definitions of them and of the codings used in different cases.&nbsp;</p>