The photograph shows the Tile Kiosk, a pavilion located in the outer parts of Topkapı Palace and dating from 1472. It currently houses the Islamic ceramics collection of the Istanbul Archaeology Museums, but between 1875 and 1891, when the photograph was taken, it was used as the Imperial Museum., ...

Title and date devised by Library staff., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2017.0107, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i24470533, BIB-ID: 2537299

Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, signed and numbered (202) on the negative., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2017.0109, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i24470661, BIB-ID: 2537301

The photograph shows one of the long sides of the sarcophagus, adorned with bas-relief carvings, depicting Alexander the Great routing the Persians during the Battle of Issus., Title from item, date and author devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled in the negative. In this print the orig ...

The photograph shows one of the long sides of the sarcophagus, adorned with bas-relief carvings, depicting Alexander and the Macedonians hunting lions., Title from item, date and author devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled in the negative. In this print the original background has been ...

The photograph shows one of the short sides of the sarcophagus, adorned with bas-relief carvings, depicting Abdalonymus - the who was made king of Sidon by Alexander - hunting a panther., Title from item, date and author devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered (84) in the ne ...

The photograph shows one of the short sides of the sarcophagus, adorned with bas-relief carvings, depicting Alexander in a battle., Title from item, date and author devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered (85) in the negative. In this print the original background has been re ...

The photograph shows one of the short sides of the sarcophagus, adorned with bas-relief carvings, depicting the Persian governor reclined on the throne, transmitting orders before the departure of a coachman., Title from item, date and author devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and nu ...

It collects views of sites in Palestine and Syria, including expeditions westerners made with Bedouins. With picturesque views of pre-historic sites, various mosques and churches, and scenes of local inhabitants., Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Most of the photographs are signed, nu ...

The photograph portrays the man with a hookah, in front of a backdrop recreating a kind of idyllic rural scene., Title from item, date devised by Libray staff. The photograph is captioned and numbered (626) in the negative., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2016.0053-0069, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: ...

The 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 ...