v. 1. The Eastern astrolabes -- v. 2. The Western astrolabes. by Robert T. Gunther, M.A., Hon. LL. D., curator of the Lewis Evans Collection in the... Show morev. 1. The Eastern astrolabes -- v. 2. The Western astrolabes. by Robert T. Gunther, M.A., Hon. LL. D., curator of the Lewis Evans Collection in the Old Ashmolean Museum at Oxford. Paged continuously. Volume 1 has 68 leaves of plates; volume 2 has 85 leaves of plates. Volume 1 contains facsimile reprint of "Description of a planispheric astrolabe, constucted for Sháh Sultán Husain Safawí, King of Persia, and now preserved in the British Museum; comprising an account of the astrolabe generally, with notes illustrative and explanatory: to which are added, concise notices of twelve other astrolabes, eastern and European, hitherto undescribed. By William H. Morely. Williams and Norgate, 14, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London; 20, South Frederick Street, Edinburgh. Benj. Duprat, Paris. F.A. Brockhaus, Leipsig. MDCCCLVI." Bound in white cloth with gilt design of an astrolabe on front covers. "The literature": p. [565]-575. "Bibliography of the astrolabe": p. [576]-598. Show less
Blunt, Anne , 1837-1917, Arabian horse--Breeding, Arabian horse--Egypt--Breeding--Photographs, Architecture, Architecture--Egypt--Photographs, Horse breeders, Horse breeders--Egypt
The first group of photographs are related to the farms of some important Arabian horse Egyptian breeders such as Ahmed Hamza (Hamdan Stables), Mrs... Show moreThe first group of photographs are related to the farms of some important Arabian horse Egyptian breeders such as Ahmed Hamza (Hamdan Stables), Mrs Dani El Barbary (Shams El Asil), Sayed Marei (Al Badeia Stud) and Mr Omar Sakr of Sakr Arabians. A second group covers historical sites in Cairo and Alexandria but also the Sheykh Obeyd Stud farm founded by Lady Anne Blunt (1837-1917) and Prince Muhammad Ali Manial Palace. Other pictures show people and landscapes of the country as well as horse races and dancing horse exhibitions. Ahmed Hamza -- Dani Barbery - Shams El Asil -- Sayed Marei El Badeia Egypt -- Omar Sakr -- Events Egypt, EAO '93 -- Historical Collage Egypt Ismaelites thru Mameluke Period to Moh. Ali the Great, Abbas Pasha, Ali Pasha Sherif, Mohammed Ali -- Farouk Palace Alexandria -- Blunt Sheykh Obeyd Newbuildings Eng -- Fouad Farouk Alex. Palace -- Prince Meh. Aly -- Egypt scenes Villa Akhnaton, Blunt Sheykh Obeyd, Shipping Horses to USA, England: Newbuilings -- Egypt Scenes (General) -- Dancing Horses -- Egypt Racing. Title and date from items. Autograph captions on the mounts of the slides. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.FOR.0252 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25519682 BIB-ID: 2716000 Show less
فردريك إنجلس ؛ ترجمة أديب يوسف. Main Heritage Compact General HQ504 .E6125 1958 Book Item-ID: i2096433x BIB-ID: 2579805 Show moreفردريك إنجلس ؛ ترجمة أديب يوسف. Main Heritage Compact General HQ504 .E6125 1958 Book Item-ID: i2096433x BIB-ID: 2579805 Show less
مقدمة بقلم يوجين بلاك مدير البنك الدولى ؛ ترجمة الدكتور حسين عمر الأستاذ المساعد بكلية التجارة جامعة القاهرة. Main Heritage Compact General HG4538 ... Show moreمقدمة بقلم يوجين بلاك مدير البنك الدولى ؛ ترجمة الدكتور حسين عمر الأستاذ المساعد بكلية التجارة جامعة القاهرة. Main Heritage Compact General HG4538 .M83125 1958 Book Item-ID: i1567972x BIB-ID: 2538406 Show less
Title and date from the item. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0263-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25389993 BIB-ID: 2709612 Show moreTitle and date from the item. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0263-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25389993 BIB-ID: 2709612 Show less
The album contains a miscellaneous group of photographs and portraits of a Turkish family in the Forties. With the advent of portable cameras,... Show moreThe album contains a miscellaneous group of photographs and portraits of a Turkish family in the Forties. With the advent of portable cameras, photography became accessible for middle-class amateurs and everyday life and intimacy entered the world of photography. The new media emerged as a unique tool for preserving not only Heritage but also personal memories: it is the era of vernacular photography. Date from item, title devised by Library staff. Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0170 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24482894 BIB-ID: 2558815 Show less