Borrowed from French "méhariste", from the 1890s the term designates a mehari - that is ne of a breed of swift dromedaries used chiefly as saddle... Show moreBorrowed from French "méhariste", from the 1890s the term designates a mehari - that is ne of a breed of swift dromedaries used chiefly as saddle animal rider - especially in a military unit. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is signed with blind stamp. Pencil caption on the verso of the print. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0001-0015 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24093427 BIB-ID: 2557268 Show less
Title from item; date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0002-0052 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24093543 BIB-ID: 2557277 Show moreTitle from item; date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0002-0052 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24093543 BIB-ID: 2557277 Show less
Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Egypt, Women, Women--Portraits
The photograph is a studio portrait of a fellah woman wearing a bisha, holding a fruit basket. Title from item; date devised by Library staff. The... Show moreThe photograph is a studio portrait of a fellah woman wearing a bisha, holding a fruit basket. Title from item; date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (416). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24093750 BIB-ID: 2537242 Show less
Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918, Orientalism--Women, Orientalism--Women--Portraits
The photograph portrays a woman in typical oriental dress and pose, sitting on a sofa and smoking hookah. The Turkish woman portrayed in old... Show moreThe photograph portrays a woman in typical oriental dress and pose, sitting on a sofa and smoking hookah. The Turkish woman portrayed in old Ottoman costume was a popular photographic genre at the end of the Nineteenth century. Title from item; date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, numbered 1122 and signed. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24093804 BIB-ID: 2537244 Show less
The photograph depicts a marketscene in Ottoman Turkey countryside; in the foreground two nonMuslim women. The photograph was possibly taken by... Show moreThe photograph depicts a marketscene in Ottoman Turkey countryside; in the foreground two nonMuslim women. The photograph was possibly taken by Sébah & Joaillier or Abdullah Fréres studios. Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered 316. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0006 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24098371 BIB-ID: 2537227 Show less
Title from item; date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered 235. The photograph is pasted onto the recto of a cardboard; on the back... Show moreTitle from item; date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered 235. The photograph is pasted onto the recto of a cardboard; on the back another image is pasted (HC.HP.2017.0008). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24098875 BIB-ID: 2537246 Show less
Title from item; date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, numbered 170 and signed. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0009 2-D... Show moreTitle from item; date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, numbered 170 and signed. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0009 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24098942 BIB-ID: 2537265 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0010 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24099533 BIB-ID: 2537258 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0010 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24099533 BIB-ID: 2537258 Show less
Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. Pencil caption on the verso of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0001-0013 2-D Graphic ... Show moreTitle from item. Date devised by Library staff. Pencil caption on the verso of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0001-0013 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24093154 BIB-ID: 2557237 Show less
Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. Pencil caption on the verso of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0001-0014 2-D Graphic ... Show moreTitle from item. Date devised by Library staff. Pencil caption on the verso of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0001-0014 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2409321x BIB-ID: 2557240 Show less
Title and date from item. The original photograph was taken in 1876. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02711-0060 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24745662 BIB... Show moreTitle and date from item. The original photograph was taken in 1876. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02711-0060 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24745662 BIB-ID: 2655795 For more information on Georges Saboungi see Sheehi, S. (2016). The arab imago :A social history of portrait photography, 1860-1910. Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp. 27-54. Show less
Title from item; date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned on the negative and on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP... Show moreTitle from item; date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned on the negative and on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0197-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2490272x BIB-ID: 2667572 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0018 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24217980 BIB-ID: 2557249 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0018 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24217980 BIB-ID: 2557249 Show less