British Museum

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British Museum

(Placename) a museum in London, founded in 1753: contains one of the world's richest collections of antiquities and (until 1997) most of the British Library

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Bloomsbury BM British British Library Elgin Marbles guppy literature notoriously Portland vase			He had reason to believe that discoveries made by modern travelers in Central America had been reported from time to time by the English press; and he wished copies to be taken of any notices of this sort which might be found, on referring to the files of newspapers kept in the reading-room of the British Museum. I Say No by Collins, Wilkie View in context The mummy room of the British Museum had been one of the chief delights of her childhood. Alexander's Bridge by Cather, Willa View in context At the British Museum the pigeons were crooning among the shadows of the grimy colonnade, and the stalwart janitors looked less stalwart than usual, as though their medals were too heavy for them. Raffles, Further Adventures Of The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context			British Council British Crown British disease British East Africa British Empire British empiricism British English British Guiana British gum British Honduras British House of Commons British House of Lords British Imperial System British India British Indian Ocean Territory British Isles British Israelite British Labour Party British Legion British Library British lion British List British longhair British lop British monetary unit British Museum British National Party British North America British Parliament British people British pound British pound sterling British Rail British seas British shilling British shorthair British Solomon Islands British Somaliland British Standard brass thread British Standard fine thread British Standard pipe thread British Standard Time British Standard Whitworth thread British Standards Institution British Summer Time British system British Technology Group British thermal unit British Togoland British Union of Fascists British Virgin Islands			British Motor Car Distributors British Motor Corporation British Motor Industry Heritage Trust British Motor Racing Circuits British Motor Racing Marshalls Club British Motor Works British Motorcars of New England British Motorcycle Charitable Trust British Motorcycle Federation British Motorcycle Owners Association British Motorcycle Owners Club British Motorcycle Racing Club British Motorcyclists Federation British Motoring Club of Arkansas British Motoring Club of New Orleans British Motoring Club of Northern Colorado British Motors Ukraine British Motorsport Marshals Club British Motorsport Promoters, Ltd. British Mountain Bike Federation British Mountain Guide British Mountaineering Council British MP British MP British MP British MP British Murder Boys British Museum British Museum Act 1753 British Museum Act 1753 British Museum Act 1753 British Museum Act 1766 British Museum Act 1766 British Museum Act 1766 British Museum Act 1805 British Museum Act 1805 British Museum Act 1805 British Museum Act 1807 British Museum Act 1807 British Museum Act 1807 British Museum Act 1816 British Museum Act 1816 British Museum Act 1816 British Museum Act 1824 British Museum Act 1824 British Museum Act 1824 British Museum Act 1824 c.39 British Museum Act 1824 c.39 British Museum Act 1824 c.39 British Museum Act 1824 c.60 British Museum Act 1824 c.60 British Museum Act 1824 c.60 British Museum Act 1832 British Museum Act 1832 British Museum Act 1832 British Museum Act 1839 British Museum Act 1839 British Museum Act 1839

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