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 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
Orientalism, Orientalism--Portraits, Women, Women--Middle East--Portraits, Street-food vendors--Game and game-birds
Title from item, date devised by library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0199-0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24746010 BIB-ID: 2655805 Show moreTitle from item, date devised by library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0199-0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24746010 BIB-ID: 2655805 Show less
by Lucy M.J. Garnett. Main Heritage Shelves General HQ1726.7 .G37 1890 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i24521693 BIB-ID: 2623368 Show moreby Lucy M.J. Garnett. Main Heritage Shelves General HQ1726.7 .G37 1890 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i24521693 BIB-ID: 2623368 Show less
Photograph album showing women from Middle Eastern countries compiled in the later 19th century, probably by wealthy tourists. Photographs,... Show morePhotograph album showing women from Middle Eastern countries compiled in the later 19th century, probably by wealthy tourists. Photographs, produced by famous studios such as Bonfils, Brothers Zangaki, Peridis and Georgiladakis, show Muslim women in the traditional costumes of Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Sudan and other parts of the Ottoman Empire. There are also a few portraits of women representing religious minorities, such as the Jewish and Druze communities. Title and date devised by Library staff. Photographs are house in a contemporary full leather binding with simple gilt fillets to covers; gilt inner dentelle. All edges gilt. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0199 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24742624 BIB-ID: 2624730 Show less