Travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS107 .P6 1929
Originally published, 1927. Main Heritage Shelves General DS107 .P6 1929 Book Item-ID: i15800891 BIB-ID: 2518556 Show moreOriginally published, 1927. Main Heritage Shelves General DS107 .P6 1929 Book Item-ID: i15800891 BIB-ID: 2518556 Show less
Beguin Billecocq, Jean , 1875-1936, Consuls, Consuls--Oman--Muscat--Pictorial works, Diplomatic and consular service, French, Diplomatic and consular service, French--Oman--Muscat--Pictorial works
Photograph album of the French diplomat and Orientalist Jean Béguin-Billecocq, consul of France in Muscat between 1904 and 1905, under the reign of... Show morePhotograph album of the French diplomat and Orientalist Jean Béguin-Billecocq, consul of France in Muscat between 1904 and 1905, under the reign of Faisal bin Turki (1864-1913), Sultan of Muscat and Oman from 1888 to 1913. Many photographs of the album were probably taken by the wife of the consul, Louise Béguin-Billecocq. The album contains views of Muscat, including the Southern walls of the city, the cemetery, watchtowers in the Southeastern part of the city, the Sultan's stables, Fort Al-Mirani, Sidab Gate, the wells, the tower of the wells, Rue du Consulat, Bab al-Kabir, Bab Al Saghir, Al Jilali Fort, the harbor, dhows and huts, the view of a mosque as well as the garden, a room and the patio of the French consulate. Also, there are pictures of the pass leading to Sidab, of a river on the road to Bilad, of the bays of Kalbuh and Riyam, of the village of Sur, of a dried wadi (river), of the village of Tuyan and of various people such as the Sultan’s watercarriers, a muezzin, the consul with his bodyguards, his chef, the Wali of Sur, caravanners, the consulate’s sailors, and the Sheikhs of Sur under the protection of the French government (dhow shippers who were granted the military protection of France on the ground of the French-Omani treaty of 1844). Mascate. Les Remparts -- Mascate. Ecurie du Sultan -- Mascate. Fort Mirani -- Le Marais. Les Tours bruyantes -- Porte de Sedab -- Les Puits -- Portes de Ryam et de Kalbo -- Kalbo -- Ryam -- Rue du Consulat -- La route des Puits – Bab-el-Kèbir -- Le Oaudi -- Chemin de Sedab – Porteurs d’eau du Sultan – Mascate vue de la parte de Sedab – La Tour des Puits vue du Cimetière -- La Tour des Puits -- Bab-es-Saghir – Débarcadère – Jardin du Consulat – Le Consul. Ali et Khammas -- Fort Djilali -- Les puits vus de la petite terrasse -- Vermouth. La Mort d’Ase -- Rade de Mascate. Le Kola -- Tourjãn [sic] -- Vue prise de la terrasse de la cuisine -- Sour -- Le Patio -- Sour. Visite au Vali -- Sour. Mosquée -- Sour à midi -- Saleh à Sour -- Sour. Le Muezzin -- Visite au Vali de Sour -- Fantasia -- Le ouadi de Sour -- Nos marins -- Les Cheikhs protégés. Title and date devised by Library staff. Photograph are captioned on the mount and some are dated in pencil on the print; average format of the prints is 8 x 11 cm. Some photographs do not match the manuscript captions. Almost Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0061 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23322342 BIB-ID: 2496839 Beguin, B. X., & Dumas, R. (1991). Un Consul de France à Mascate en 1905 =: A French consul in Muscat en 1905. Paris: Chez l'auteur. Almost all the pictures in the album have been published in the book. Show less
Folklore, Folklore--Palestine, Social life and customs, GR285 .H2 1935, 398.209569
Concerning the creation and divers saints, sinners and miracles.--Containing legends and anecdotes possibly founded on fact.--Containing stories... Show moreConcerning the creation and divers saints, sinners and miracles.--Containing legends and anecdotes possibly founded on fact.--Containing stories and anecdotes illustrating social ideas, superstitions, animal and plant lore, etc. by the Reverend J.E. Hanauer. "First published 1907. New and enlarged edition 1935." Foreword signed: Constance E. Padwick. "Introduction to the edition of 1907" by Marmaduke Pickthall. Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, DS107 .P6
At head of title: Marmaduke Pickthall. Published in 1918 by W. Collins sons & co., ltd., London, Glasgow. Show moreAt head of title: Marmaduke Pickthall. Published in 1918 by W. Collins sons & co., ltd., London, Glasgow. Show less
At head of title: Marmaduke Pickthall. Main Heritage Shelves General PR6031.I312 S3 1925 Book Item-ID: i10173237 BIB-ID: 1018959 Show moreAt head of title: Marmaduke Pickthall. Main Heritage Shelves General PR6031.I312 S3 1925 Book Item-ID: i10173237 BIB-ID: 1018959 Show less
Folklore, Folklore--Palestine, Social life and customs, GR285 .H36 1935, 398.209569
Concerning the creation and divers saints, sinners and miracles.--Containing legends and anecdotes possibly founded on fact.--Containing stories... Show moreConcerning the creation and divers saints, sinners and miracles.--Containing legends and anecdotes possibly founded on fact.--Containing stories and anecdotes illustrating social ideas, superstitions, animal and plant lore, etc. by the Reverend J.E. Hanauer ... "First published 1907. New and enlarged edition 1935." Foreword signed: Constance E. Padwick. "Introduction to the edition of 1907" by Marmaduke Pickthall. Main Heritage Shelves General GR285 .H36 1935 Book Item-ID: i10092833 BIB-ID: 1010919 Show less