Detail: This permanent rotating display is a selection of the wealth of rarely seen material belonging to SOAS and has seven sections reflecting the main regions studied by the School, included is material from East Asia; Southeast Asia; South Asia and the Himalayas; Middle East; Africa and European Views of Africa and Asia. Amongst the many objects on display are beautiful examples of illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Chinese and Japanese paintings and prints, South East Asian Buddhist sculpture, textiles and metal work and modernist paintings from South Asia and Africa. One of the exhibition’s main attractions is a Mughal copy of the 16th century Anvar-i-Suhayli, this manuscript produced for Emperor Akbar is an extremely rare illustrated example of animal fables. This manuscript has now been digitized and visitors can view highlights on a new interactive stand alone installation ‘Turning the Pages’.