Template:British Library image

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English: Marks files provided by the British Library

The template automatically sets the following categories: Category:Images from the British Library

Usage

{{British Library image |url= |system= |shelfmark= |ms-shelfmark= |ios-photo-coll= |ios-shelfmark= |cim-msid= |cim-coll= |cim-nstart= |dips= |ms-digi= |georef= |iams= |hasLicense= }}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
url	URL of existing copy on BL website. Use for items posted to a blog, etc		empty	optional
system	System number for published items (monographs, maps, etc) in main catalogue		empty	optional
shelfmark	Shelfmark for published items. Currently only used (and shown) if system not given.		empty	optional
ms-shelfmark	Shelfmark for archive or manuscript items		empty	optional
ios-photo-coll	ID from India Office photographic catalogue		empty	optional
ios-shelfmark	ID from India Office Select Materials catalogue		empty	optional
cim-msid	Manuscript ID (MSID) for Catalogue of Illustrated Manuscripts (usually not needed if next two suffice)		empty	optional
cim-coll	Numerical manuscript collection ID (CollID) for Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts		empty	optional
cim-nstart	Numerical (first) manuscript number (NStart) for Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts		empty	optional
dips	ID for folio in DIPS (Digitised Manuscripts viewer)		empty	optional
ms-digi	ID for whole manuscript in Digitised Manuscripts system		empty	optional
georef	ID for BL Georeferencer (for georeferenced plans and maps)		empty	optional
iams	ID for BL IAMS catalogue (enter as ark:/81055...)		empty	optional
hasLicense	Suppress licensing nag message		empty	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Relies on:

• {{Copyright-tag-still-required}}
• {{Source-Layout}}

Localization

This template is localized through {{Autotranslate}}. The layout of the template can be found under Template:British Library image/layout.

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please copy the code of Template:British Library image/en (or any other language version you prefer to translate) and replace the text strings in there (the form below can be used to create a translation, the English version is preloaded in the edit box). Please change the parameter lang from en (or whatever language you are translating) to the language code of your language.

• see Template:British Library image/testcases

Examples

• Book illustration, from File:Title_Page_-_Shakespeare_First_Folio_(1623),_title_page_-_BL.jpg

{{British Library image |url= |shelfmark= |ms-shelfmark= |cim-msid= |ios= |dips= |system=003349799 |hasLicense=yes}}

This file has been provided by the British Library from its digital collections. Catalogue entry.

• MS+DIPS, from File:The beginning of Beowulf - Beowulf (c.1000), f.132 - BL Cotton MS Vitellius A XV.jpg

{{British Library image |url= |ms-shelfmark=Cotton MS Vitellius A XV |cim-msid= |cim-coll= |cim-nstart= |dips=cotton_ms_vitellius_a_xv_f132r |ms-digi=Cotton_MS_Vitellius_A_XV |hasLicense=yes}}

This file has been provided by the British Library from its digital collections. Catalogue entry: Cotton MS Vitellius A XV - Online viewer (Info)

• MS+CIM+DIPS, from File:Presentation of Christ in the Temple - Psalter of Queen Melisende (1131-1143), f.3 - BL Egerton MS 1139.jpg

{{British Library image |url= |ms-shelfmark=Egerton MS 1139 |cim-msid= |cim-coll=28 |cim-nstart=1139 |dips=egerton_ms_1139_f003r |ms-digi=Egerton_MS_1139 |hasLicense=yes}}

This file has been provided by the British Library from its digital collections. Catalogue entry: Egerton MS 1139 - Illustrated catalogue - Online viewer (Info)

• IOSM, from File:The Kumari jatra. Three temple cars outside the Hanuman Dhoka, or Old Palace, Kathmandu - Oldfield collection (1850-1863) - BL WD 3279.jpg

  (no permanent direct link to catalogue item possible)

{{British Library image|ios-record-id=015-000012870 |ios-shelfmark=WD3279 |hasLicense=yes}}

This file has been provided by the British Library from its digital collections. Catalogue entry: IOSM WD3279

• IOSM (Additional MS), from File:The naval battleship Mars - Tashrih al-aqvam (1825), f.172v - BL Add. 27255.jpg

  (no permanent direct link to catalogue item possible)

{{British Library image|ios-record-id=015-000019991 |ios-shelfmark=Add.27255 |hasLicense=yes}}

This file has been provided by the British Library from its digital collections. Catalogue entry: IOSM Add.27255

• India Office photographic collection, from File:The eyes of the army - Sopwith Camels ready for a patrol over the German lines (1918) - India Office Official Record of the Great War (1921) - BL Photo 21-116.jpg

  (collection-level link seems most useful, given lack of BL navigational back-links)

{{British Library image|ios-photo-coll=117 |ios-shelfmark=Photo 21/(116) |hasLicense=yes}}

This file has been provided by the British Library from its digital collections. Catalogue entry: IOSM Photo 21/(116)

• MS+CIM+Georef, from File:Wales and Anglesey - Lord Burghley's Atlas (1579), ff.98v-99 - BL Royal MS 18 D III.jpg

{{British Library image |url= |ms-shelfmark=Royal MS 18 D III |cim-msid= |cim-coll=16 |cim-nstart=180403 |dips= |ms-digi= |hasLicense=yes | georef=12459261723}}

This file has been provided by the British Library from its digital collections. Catalogue entry: Royal MS 18 D III - Illustrated catalogue - View in BL Georeferencer