Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Egypt--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Portraits
The photograph portrays a sāīs (سايس). This traditional term refers to those handymen workers who were originally responsible for the care of... Show moreThe photograph portrays a 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 French word coureur means in fact runner. The man photographed in a typical portrait pose in front of a backdrop recreating an Egyptian landscape. Title devised by Library staff, date from item.The photograph is signed, captioned and numbered (862) in the negative. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0073 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23694841 BIB-ID: 2523854 Show less
Princes, Princes--Iran--Qajar dynasty, 1794-1925--Pictorial works
Miniature depicting a bearded prince richly adorned, seated on a jewelled throne, the wall behind with two-headed eagles and confronted birds. Title... Show moreMiniature depicting a bearded prince richly adorned, seated on a jewelled throne, the wall behind with two-headed eagles and confronted birds. Title and date devised by Library staff. The miniature is signed. The miniature is framed within polychrome and gold rule, laid down on card and mounted. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0021 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26744776 BIB-ID: 2850323 Show less
ʻAbbūd, al-Karkhī , 1861-1946, Arabic poetry, Arabic poetry--Iraq--20th century
The photograph is a studio portrait of Mulla Abboud al-Karkhi, a popular Iraqi poet. His satirical verses, composed in the colloquial Iraqi dialect... Show moreThe photograph is a studio portrait of Mulla Abboud al-Karkhi, a popular Iraqi poet. His satirical verses, composed in the colloquial Iraqi dialect, complaint about the bitterness of the reality, of the alternations of politics, of the iniquities from which the Iraqi society and women in particular were suffering under the foreign occupation. Title and date devised from Library staff. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0094-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23892109 BIB-ID: 2553209 Show less