British Library

American

noun

the national library of Great Britain: part of the British Museum until 1973.

British Library British

noun

the British national library, formed in 1973 from the British Museum library and other national collections: housed mainly in the British Museum until 1997 when a purpose-built library in St Pancras, London, was completed

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But his decorated manuscripts are kept abroad, at world-renowned institutions such as New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Library in London and the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul.

From Barron's

"This is a part of modern life that we have to tackle and deal with," Bryant added, pointing to major hacks in recent years at Jaguar Land Rover, Marks & Spencer and the British Library.

From BBC

This was largely due to her pre-war efforts, working with the British Library to preserve, archive and digitise the works.

From BBC

Dame Carol Black, chair of the British Library, described Wilde as "one of the most significant literary figures of the nineteenth century".

From BBC

A video posted on social media shows the siren sounds blaring inside the usually tranquil British Library in London.

From BBC

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