Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Egypt--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Portraits, People
The photograph portrays two sāīs (سايس). This traditional term refers to those handymen workers who were originally responsible for the care of... Show moreThe photograph portrays two sāīs (سايس). This traditional term refers to those handymen workers who were originally responsible for the care of horses and donkeys but that were also employed as guards and messengers. The men are photographed in a typical portrait pose in front of an oriel window (Mashrabiya). Title from recto, date devised. The photograph is signed and numbered on the negative: J. P. Sebah, 288. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0037 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24446749 BIB-ID: 2537219 Show less
دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Banks, Banks--Qatar, Finance and the economy, Finance and the economy--Qatar, بنك, History
Title from the item. There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād... Show moreTitle from the item. There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 270. Qatar, Banks. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0010-0852 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2452606x BIB-ID: 2623446 Show less
Ships--Maintenance and repair, Ships--Maintenance and repair--Qatar, Caulking, Wood-cutting tools, Screws, Dhows
Title and date from item. Kodacolor II negative housed in a plastic envelope. The transparency comes with its contact print on a proof sheet.... Show moreTitle and date from item. Kodacolor II negative housed in a plastic envelope. The transparency comes with its contact print on a proof sheet. Series "Radoubage et Calfatage Oct. 1981, Clichés V. Aïtzegagh", sleeve 1, n. 11. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0122 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25038291 BIB-ID: 2686830 Show less
FamilyMuḥammad , -632, Muslim pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and prilgrimages--Mecca (Saudi Arabia), Tombs & sepulchral monuments, Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Mecca (Saudi Arabia), Tents, Camps
Photograph showing the tents of pilgrims during the Hajj around the tomb of "Sittana" (Our Lady) Maymunah, one of the wives of the Prophet Muḥammad... Show morePhotograph showing the tents of pilgrims during the Hajj around the tomb of "Sittana" (Our Lady) Maymunah, one of the wives of the Prophet Muḥammad, on the outskirts of Mecca.The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889. Title from caption list in original portfolio. Date from original item. Plate no. 8 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (VIII). Erased Arabic description in the upper and lower part of the print. The negative had handwork applied. Manuscript annotation under the image "عرفات". Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.11014-0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23414091 BIB-ID: 2501845 Show less
دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Fertilizer Complex, Fertilizer Complex--Qatar, Industry and trade, Industry and trade--Qatar, History
Title from the item. There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād... Show moreTitle from the item. There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 269. Fertilizer Complex, Qatar. Main Heritage Office General HC.HP.2015.0010-0741 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24508846 BIB-ID: 2622389 Show less
دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Fertilizer Complex, Fertilizer Complex--Qatar, Industry and trade, Industry and trade--Qatar, History
Title from the item. There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād... Show moreTitle from the item. There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 269. Fertilizer Complex, Qatar. Main Heritage Office General HC.HP.2015.0010-0735 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24508457 BIB-ID: 2622372 Show less
دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Media, Television and Radio, Television and Radio--Qatar, History
There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House.... Show moreThere is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 421 Television, Qatar. Title devised, date from item. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0010-0063 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23886778 BIB-ID: 2539818 Show less
Riz̤ā-ʼi ʻAbbāsī , approximately 1570-1635?, llumination of books and manuscripts, Safavid
Mo'en Mosavver was one of the most significant Persian miniaturist in 17th century Safavid Iran. He was a pupil of Reza Abbasi, considered to be... Show moreMo'en Mosavver was one of the most significant Persian miniaturist in 17th century Safavid Iran. He was a pupil of Reza Abbasi, considered to be the last great master of the Persian miniature and leading representative of the Isfahan School, active during the reign of Shah Abbas (r. 1588–1629). Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2018.0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2532830x BIB-ID: 2696893 Show less
Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Arabs--Pictorial works
The original engraving appears in the costume book "Habitvs variarum orbis gentium" published in 1581 after the drawings of Jean Jacques Boissard ... Show moreThe original engraving appears in the costume book "Habitvs variarum orbis gentium" published in 1581 after the drawings of Jean Jacques Boissard (1528-1602). This plate is part of the 4 volumes book "Collection Of The Dresses Of Different Nations / Recueil des habillements de différentes nations", published in London between 1757 and 1772 Thomas Jefferys (ca. 1719? - 1771), after the designs of various artists, among which Boissard. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.00015 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25311761 BIB-ID: 2707941 Show less
Arab--Folklore, Arab--Folklore--Pictorial works, Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Africa, North--Pictorial works
Colour lithograph of an Arab on his camel in national costume. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.00014 ... Show moreColour lithograph of an Arab on his camel in national costume. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.00014 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2531175x BIB-ID: 2707940 Show less
In portfolio. Catalogue (French and English): p. [3]-[8]. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.17163 Book Item-ID: i10127380 BIB-ID: 1014374 Show moreIn portfolio. Catalogue (French and English): p. [3]-[8]. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.17163 Book Item-ID: i10127380 BIB-ID: 1014374 Show less
Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Armenia--18th century
Femmes arméniennes 1707 -- Édifice arménien à Madenscher 1838 -- Vue du petit et du grand Ararat prise du couvent d'Echmiazin, résidence du... Show moreFemmes arméniennes 1707 -- Édifice arménien à Madenscher 1838 -- Vue du petit et du grand Ararat prise du couvent d'Echmiazin, résidence du patriarche 1850 -- Fille jouant du Tehegour 1707 -- Château de Semiramis à Van 1850 -- Un arménien 1802 -- Dammes arméniennes 1850 -- Couvent de Bzoummar 1818 -- Évêque arménien confessant 1850 Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.04127 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i15718268 BIB-ID: 1014305 Show less
Court and courtiers--Clothing, History--Social life and customes
Collection of watercolours depicting various ethnographic 'types' against stylised backgrounds. Signora Turca -- Acquajuolo di Citta -- Capo... Show moreCollection of watercolours depicting various ethnographic 'types' against stylised backgrounds. Signora Turca -- Acquajuolo di Citta -- Capo conduttore delle caravane -- Guerriero del Sudan -- Beduine -- Santone mangia serpente -- Donne dell'atto Egitto -- Levantina -- Boab, Guarda portone -- Abitante della 3a Caterata -- Donna della Nubia -- Ragazza Araba -- Donna dell'alto Egitto -- Signora Levantina -- Guardia di Polizia -- Asino di affitare -- Ragazza Nubiana. Title and date devised by Library staff. Watercolours have pencilled captions in Italian, housed in contemporary embossed green sheep binding, part-bevelled edges. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2020.0024 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26127908 BIB-ID: 2746004 Show less
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca--Pictorial works
Plate probably part of an early-20th-century edition of the Ottoman work Envar ül-aṣikin (انوار العاشقين) by Yazıcıoğlu Aḥmed Bīcān. This is a... Show morePlate probably part of an early-20th-century edition of the Ottoman work Envar ül-aṣikin (انوار العاشقين) by Yazıcıoğlu Aḥmed Bīcān. This is a Turkish prose translation of the author’s brother Yazıcıoğlu Meḥmed, d. 855/1451’s Arabic Maghārib al-zamān (مغارب الزمان, written in between the years AH1446-1451 / 1446-1451 CE. Title and date devised by Library staff. Titled under the images: "مدينة منورة على صجها اطيب التحية " and "مكة المكرمة زاد الله شرفها الى اليوم القيامة". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.00020 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26184783 BIB-ID: 2797764 Show less
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca--Pictorial works
Engraving from George Sale’s translation of “The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed” (1734). It has a key to the significant parts of... Show moreEngraving from George Sale’s translation of “The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed” (1734). It has a key to the significant parts of the Haram and a note stating that the references on both the plan and the view show the same locations. Title and date devised by Library staff. Signed "A. Motte sculp.t" Inscribed on the upper left corner "Pre[?] Disc. page 114". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.00021 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26184928 BIB-ID: 2797769 Show less
Women, Women--Africa, North--Pictorial works, Peasants, Peasants--Africa, North, Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Bedouins
Plate from the book "Narrative of a Ten Years' Residence at Tripoli in Africa: from the Original Correspondence in the Possession of the Family of... Show morePlate from the book "Narrative of a Ten Years' Residence at Tripoli in Africa: from the Original Correspondence in the Possession of the Family of the late Richard Tully, Esq." (British Consul in Tripoli from 1783 to 1793) printed in London by Henry Colburn in 1817. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.00011 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25297727 BIB-ID: 2707655 Show less
Arab--Folklore, Arab--Folklore--Pictorial works, Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Africa, North--Pictorial works
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.00013 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25311657 BIB-ID: 2707935 Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.00013 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25311657 BIB-ID: 2707935 Show less
Rites and ceremonies--People, Rites and ceremonies--People--Photographs
Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (5353) on the negative. Title and number from the 1896 catalog "5353 - Персия.... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (5353) on the negative. Title and number from the 1896 catalog "5353 - Персия. Тегеранъ. Ишикъ-Аббас-Баши, церемонийм - 426". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0035-0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26319962 BIB-ID: 2811420 Show less
Women, Arab, Women, Arab--Pictorial works, Court and courtiers--Clothing, History--Social life and customes
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2020.0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26127878 BIB-ID: 2749313 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2020.0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26127878 BIB-ID: 2749313 Show less
Diplomatic and consular services, Diplomatic and consular services--Cairo (Egypt)--Photographs, Furnishings, Orientalism, Islamic architecture
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0023-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26375369 BIB-ID: 2815715 Show less