Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0033-0007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26314526 BIB-ID: 2810989 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0033-0007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26314526 BIB-ID: 2810989 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0040-0007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26316997 BIB-ID: 2811182 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0040-0007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26316997 BIB-ID: 2811182 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0033-0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26314678 BIB-ID: 2810999 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0033-0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26314678 BIB-ID: 2810999 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0032-0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26357963 BIB-ID: 2814193 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0032-0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26357963 BIB-ID: 2814193 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0032-0009 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26357975 BIB-ID: 2814194 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0032-0009 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26357975 BIB-ID: 2814194 Show less
Background elements suggest that they are cotton harvesters. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0018-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23694981 BIB-ID:... Show moreBackground elements suggest that they are cotton harvesters. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0018-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23694981 BIB-ID: 2523862 Show less
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
Women, Women--Portraits, Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
The photograph is a typical example of woman dressed in "Turkish style", that is, veilded in a semi-transparent yashmak. Title and date devised by... Show moreThe photograph is a typical example of woman dressed in "Turkish style", that is, veilded in a semi-transparent yashmak. Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (785). Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0074 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23694385 BIB-ID: 2523837 Show less
Falcons in art, Falcons in art--Pictorial works, Arts, Indic--Islamic influences
This miniature portrait of a nobleman holding a falcon and remains of its prey (the bird's legs are held in the man's left hand) was part of an... Show moreThis miniature portrait of a nobleman holding a falcon and remains of its prey (the bird's legs are held in the man's left hand) was part of an album of small court portraits prepared for Akbar I (1542-1605) Emperor of Hindustan. Portraits provided the emperor with a visual record of the members of his court. The work is attributed to the Indian miniaturist Basawan, active as a royal artist at the court of the Mughal Empire between 1556 and 1600. The miniature was later enlarged for an album prepared for Nūr-ud-dīn Muhammad Salīm (1569-1627), the future Jahāngīr, Mughal Emperor of India from 1605 to 1627. Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2016.0030 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26116091 BIB-ID: 2796175 Major Harold Amery, London (1877-1915) Rt. Hon. Leopold Amery, C.H., P.C., London (1873-1955) Rt. Hon. Baron Amery of Lustleigh, P.C., London (1919-96) Michael Brand and Glenn D. Lowry, Akbar's India : art from the Mughal City of Victory, New York : Asia Society Galleries ; London : Sotheby Publications [distributor], 1985. Show less
British--History, British--Middle East--History--20th century, Tribes, Tribes--Arabian Peninsula, Bedouin, Bedouin--Arabian Peninsula, History
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 127. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0027 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2189887x BIB-ID:... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 127. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0027 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2189887x BIB-ID: 2337817 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 164. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0064 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21953739 BIB-ID:... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 164. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0064 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21953739 BIB-ID: 2346539 Show less
Portait of Faisal bin Hussein, the commander of the Arab Northern Army during the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire. He spent most of the war... Show morePortait of Faisal bin Hussein, the commander of the Arab Northern Army during the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire. He spent most of the war in Hejaz and he enjoyed a particularly close relationship with T. E. Lawrence, as described in Seven Pillars of Wisdom. He was King of Syria from 1918-1920 and later King of Iraq from 1921-1933. Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 105. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001.0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21806226 BIB-ID: 2328325 Show less
Portait of Abdullah bin Hussein, commander of the Arab Eastern Army. He played a key role in the guerrilla revolt, in particular because of the... Show morePortait of Abdullah bin Hussein, commander of the Arab Eastern Army. He played a key role in the guerrilla revolt, in particular because of the besiege of Taif and Medina and of the sabotage of the Hejaz Railway. He was the ruling Emir of Transjordan under the British Mandate from 1921 to 1946, when he became king of the independent nation of Jordan. Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 106. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0006 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21806238 BIB-ID: 2328326 Show less
Portait of Faisal bin Hussein, the commander of the Arab Northern Army during the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire. He spent most of the war... Show morePortait of Faisal bin Hussein, the commander of the Arab Northern Army during the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire. He spent most of the war in Hejaz and he enjoyed a particularly close relationship with T. E. Lawrence, as described in Seven Pillars of Wisdom. He was King of Syria from 1918-1920 and later King of Iraq from 1921-1933. Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 103. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21806007 BIB-ID: 2328318 Show less
TravelBell, Gertrude Lowthian , 1868-1926, Women, Women--Portraits, British--History, British--Middle East--History--20th century, History
The woman in the photograph could be Gertrude Bell. Soon after obtaining her degree in 1898 she travelled many times in Middle East and the Arabian... Show moreThe woman in the photograph could be Gertrude Bell. Soon after obtaining her degree in 1898 she travelled many times in Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula and published her account of those experiences in numerous books. After the eruption of World War I, she was recruited by British Intelligence; her political connections and the trust she had earned among the Arabs played a decisive role in the success of the Arab Revolt. She took active part in the post war reshaping of the modern Middle East, especially in relation to the Iraqi nation and heritage. Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 165. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0065 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21953855 BIB-ID: 2346545 Show less
The Shammar are a tribal confederation made up of three main branches: the Abdah, the Aslam, and the Zoba. Dhari ibn Tawala was the chief of the... Show moreThe Shammar are a tribal confederation made up of three main branches: the Abdah, the Aslam, and the Zoba. Dhari ibn Tawala was the chief of the Aslam Shammar, a group that also nowadays counts most of his members between Arabia and Iraq. He met John Philby in November 2017, in Zubayr, where the leading tribes leaders had been invited to discuss their involvement in the Arab Revolt. "Dhari was the pivot of the whole arrangement, the link between the desert and the sown [...]" (Philby, John, Heart of Arabia, London, Constable, 1922, p. 238). Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 107. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21806676 BIB-ID: 2328342 Philby, H. St. J. B. (Harry St. John Bridger), 1885-1960. Heart of Arabia. London, Constable, 1922. Show less
Philby, H. St. J. B. (Harry St. John Bridger) , 1885-1960, History, History
Sheikh Ibrahim of al-Zubayr participated in the organization of the Arab Revolt, helping Sergeant John Philby in putting together the leading tribe... Show moreSheikh Ibrahim of al-Zubayr participated in the organization of the Arab Revolt, helping Sergeant John Philby in putting together the leading tribe chiefs. In his book Heart of Arabia, Philby says that "[...] the desert alliance in this sector [i.e. Mesopotamia] was formally completed with the inclusion of Ibrahim, Shaikh of Zubayr, as the guide, philosopher and friend of all parties concerned." (Philby, John, Heart of Arabia, London, Constable, 1922, p. 238). The author also points out that "In him the British cause has a friend who has never wavered in his allegiance [...]" (Ibid., p. 239). Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 107. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21806822 BIB-ID: 2335870 Show less
Philby, H. St. J. B. (Harry St. John Bridger) , 1885-1960, History
Together with T.E. Lawrence and Gertrude Bell, Sergeant John Philby was a key player in the Arab Revolt. Like Lawrence and Bell, he was first of... Show moreTogether with T.E. Lawrence and Gertrude Bell, Sergeant John Philby was a key player in the Arab Revolt. Like Lawrence and Bell, he was first of all an Arabicist and an explorer, especially known for his accounts Heart of Arabia (1922) and The Empty Quarter (1932). In 1917 Philby arrived in al-Zubayr where is introduced to the Sheikh Ibrahim by Lieutenant A.H. Roberts: "[...] by nightfall I was deposited at the door of the Assistant Political Officer of Zubair, Lieutenant A. H. Roberts, with whom I proceeded at once to the Shaikh's residence, whither we had been bidden for dinner" (Philby, John, Heart of Arabia, London, Constable, 1922, p. 239). He chose to live in Arabia and became special adviser of Ibn Saūd and supported him in the negotiate with the British, during the Arab Revolt (1917-1918), and later on with the United States, once petroleum was discovered at the end of the 1930s. Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 109. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0009 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21840374 BIB-ID: 2336407 Philby, H. St. J. B. (Harry St. John Bridger), 1885-1960. Heart of Arabia. London, Constable, 1922. Show less
British--History, British--Middle East--History--20th century, Tribes, Tribes--Arabian Peninsula, Bedouin, Bedouin--Arabian Peninsula, History
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 115. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0015 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21842528 BIB-ID:... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 115. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0015 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21842528 BIB-ID: 2336476 Show less
Tribes, Tribes--Arabian Peninsula, Bedouin, Bedouin--Arabian Peninsula, History
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 116. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0016 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2184253x BIB-ID:... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 116. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0016 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2184253x BIB-ID: 2336477 Show less