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Between 1815 and 1822, the French explorer Frédéric Cailliaud documented the artworks and texts he found in the major archaeological sites of Egypt and Sudan. Among the multitude of tomb paintings, he focused on recording practical aspects of daily life, such as this depiction of artisans refining ...
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (227), signed ("H. Arnoux Port Said") and titled in the negative., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2017.0088, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i24469609, BIB-ID: 2537280
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 ...
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 animal rider - especially in a military unit., Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is signed with blind stamp. Pencil caption ...
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, numbered (408) and signed on the negative but these last are no more visible., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2017.0104, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i24470326, BIB-ID: 2537296
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, signed and numbered (32) on the negative., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2017.0108, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i24470569, BIB-ID: 2537300