تأليف جمال الدين ابي المحاسن يوسف بن المرحوم تغري بردي الاتابكي ؛ [edited by William Popper]. Text in Arabic ; W. Popper's notes and prefaces in... Show moreتأليف جمال الدين ابي المحاسن يوسف بن المرحوم تغري بردي الاتابكي ؛ [edited by William Popper]. Text in Arabic ; W. Popper's notes and prefaces in English. "The edition of the text ... was begun by Juynboll and Matthes (vol. I, part 1, Leiden, 1852; part 2, 1855; vol. II, part 1, by Juynboll alone, 1857) and the Arabic paging of the present portion (vol. II, part 2, fascicle 1) has been made continuous with that of the Juynboll portion."--Vol. 2, part 2, no. 1, p. [iii]. Vol. 4 and the conclusion to v. 3 never published. Main Heritage Shelves General DT95 I27 1909 Book vol. 2, pt 1-3 Item-ID: i24823557 BIB-ID: 2661937 يتضمن مراجع ببليوجرافية وكشافات. Show less
Tea plantations, Tea plantations--South Asia--Photographs, Women tea plantation workers, Women tea plantation workers--Portraits
Collection of photographs probably coming from the Popperfoto, one of the UK's oldest and largest independently-owned image libraries founded by... Show moreCollection of photographs probably coming from the Popperfoto, one of the UK's oldest and largest independently-owned image libraries founded by the Czech photo-journalist Paul Popper in 1934, who is also the author of some of the pictures. The collection depicts tea plantations in India, both in Assam and in Darjeeling. Photographs portrait laborers (coolies") in the plantations, especially Muslim women, planting, pruning, and plucking tea. Also, Nepali tea workers, low caste children, and religious holidays celebrated at the plantation. The rest of the collection consists of views of Colombo showing Buddist temples, local shops, the harbor, local wagons, and snake charmers. One picture of local boats alongside a ship in Port Said. Title and date devised by Library staff. Prints format ranging from 6 x 5 cm to 8 x 12 cm. 41 prints are captioned in pencil on the verso, 13 are captioned in white ink on the mount. Hand stamp "Paul Popper Furnival House 14-18 High Holborn, London, W.C.1" on the verso of some prints. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2020.0015 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26114100 BIB-ID: 2745817 Show less