Spring Blossoms, Amarah -- Old Street Basrah City -- Sunset on the Tigris -- Ezra's Tomb -- Minaret and Mosque Baghdad -- Arch of Ctesiphon. Title... Show moreSpring Blossoms, Amarah -- Old Street Basrah City -- Sunset on the Tigris -- Ezra's Tomb -- Minaret and Mosque Baghdad -- Arch of Ctesiphon. Title from item, date devised by Library staff/ Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.09483 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i15642483 BIB-ID: 1012262 Show less
Court and courtiers--Clothing, History--Social life and customes
Collection of watercolours depicting various ethnographic 'types' against stylised backgrounds. Signora Turca -- Acquajuolo di Citta -- Capo... Show moreCollection of watercolours depicting various ethnographic 'types' against stylised backgrounds. Signora Turca -- Acquajuolo di Citta -- Capo conduttore delle caravane -- Guerriero del Sudan -- Beduine -- Santone mangia serpente -- Donne dell'atto Egitto -- Levantina -- Boab, Guarda portone -- Abitante della 3a Caterata -- Donna della Nubia -- Ragazza Araba -- Donna dell'alto Egitto -- Signora Levantina -- Guardia di Polizia -- Asino di affitare -- Ragazza Nubiana. Title and date devised by Library staff. Watercolours have pencilled captions in Italian, housed in contemporary embossed green sheep binding, part-bevelled edges. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2020.0024 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26127908 BIB-ID: 2746004 Show less
Camels, Caravans, Caravans--Pictorial works, Deserts, Deserts--Pictorial works
Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.00008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25297697 BIB-ID: 2707649 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.GM.00008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25297697 BIB-ID: 2707649 Show less
Women, Arab, Women, Arab--Pictorial works, Court and courtiers--Clothing, History--Social life and customes
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2020.0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26127878 BIB-ID: 2749313 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2020.0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26127878 BIB-ID: 2749313 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2020.0032 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26127994 BIB-ID: 2746012 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2020.0032 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26127994 BIB-ID: 2746012 Show less
Equestrian portraits, Equestrian portraits--Mewār Region (India), Mewar painting, Horses, Horses--Pictorial works, People, People--Mewār Region (India)--Portraits
A processional scene with a group of equestrian figures and courtiers on foot, musicians and trumpets wearing orange pantaloons to the rear. Title... Show moreA processional scene with a group of equestrian figures and courtiers on foot, musicians and trumpets wearing orange pantaloons to the rear. Title and date devised by Library staff. Mounted in a series of rectangular panels, framed and glazed. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2020.0022 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26127817 BIB-ID: 2745932 Show less
Title from items, date devised by Library staff. Handwritten titles "Uppfarten från sjön" (The driveway from the lake) and "Daln / f. D. Slaf /... Show moreTitle from items, date devised by Library staff. Handwritten titles "Uppfarten från sjön" (The driveway from the lake) and "Daln / f. D. Slaf / hall" and numbers (18.11) in ink on the mount and later manuscript note on the verso of the print "Smedslättsgården 1957 B. Lundberg". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0015-0011 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26369709 BIB-ID: 2815304 Show less
Aden. General views. Entrance to the Port. Steamer Point. Market. Barracks. Mosque. Grande Place [sic]. Tanks. Sultan's Palace. British officers.... Show moreAden. General views. Entrance to the Port. Steamer Point. Market. Barracks. Mosque. Grande Place [sic]. Tanks. Sultan's Palace. British officers. Types. Houses. Camel market. Main Pass. Ships. Royal Navy in the Persian Gulf. Suez Canal. England. India. Accompanied by a letter transcribing a text written between 1868/70 related to some photographs taken at that time by Colonel George Napier. The original text was supposedly written by the latter. Title and date devised by Library staff. Photographs ranging from 15 x 21 cm to 21 x 29 cm. The album includes four panoramas, two formed by four photographs (20 x 96 and 18 x 95 cm), and two more composed by two prints (20.5 x 49.5 and 18 x 47.5 cm). Some photographs are dated and captioned on the mount or on the verso. Main Heritage Office General HC.HP.2016.0037 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23119305 BIB-ID: 2450851 Show less
Title and date devised. The photograph is signed in the negative. Main Heritage Office General HC.HP.2017.0067 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24468265 BIB-ID:... Show moreTitle and date devised. The photograph is signed in the negative. Main Heritage Office General HC.HP.2017.0067 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24468265 BIB-ID: 2537254 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Postcard number 1010. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23703246 ... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Postcard number 1010. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23703246 BIB-ID: 2524736 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph shows the Bab Al-Khalq building that hosted the Egyptian National Library and... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph shows the Bab Al-Khalq building that hosted the Egyptian National Library and Archives from 1904 until 1971, together with the Dar Al-Athar Al-Arabiya; at the time of Sultan Hussein Kamel (d. 1917), this library was known as Sultanieh Library. Before that date, the National Library of Egypt—founded by the Khedive Isma’il Pasha in 1870 and originally designated as Kotub Khana or Khedieval Library— was housed in Darb al-Gamamiz. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23703271 BIB-ID: 2524740 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Written on the front of the card "25.5.05 Where we take Coffee! Tunis Silvia". Written on the back... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Written on the front of the card "25.5.05 Where we take Coffee! Tunis Silvia". Written on the back of the card: [Addressed to: ] Mr. Pearce. Carlton Villa. Tornpoint. Cornwall. Angleterre. Postmark of the Regence de Tunis Postage on back of card. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23702576 BIB-ID: 2524682 Show less
Portrait of the Shah of Persia, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Written on the front of the card "Épinal... Show morePortrait of the Shah of Persia, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Written on the front of the card "Épinal le 26 Juillet 1900. Je ne toublie pas mon cher Maurice et je pense avec plaisir que tu es au repas et que tu respirera [sic.] le bon air des Monts dAuvergne ; la chaleur doit être plus supportable que dans nos contrées ; nous restons enfermés pendant la journée [...] et ce nest que le soir quon respire un peu mieux. Je passe une partie de mon temps à lire [...] traduit de langlaise par M.me de Watt et jai beaucoup de livres en prévision. [..] La chaleur vous mate et vous rend presque incapable dagir. [...] mon cher ami [...] mon bon baiser chez ta mère [...] Ton cher ami A.G.". Written on the back of the card: [Addressed to: ] Monsieur Maurice Sognet. Splendide Villa. Mont-Dore. Puy de Dôme. Postmark of the France Postage on back of card. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23702734 BIB-ID: 2524700 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23702850 BIB-ID: 2524709 Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23702850 BIB-ID: 2524709 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The postcard was printed in Great Britain for the Aden-based publisher A. R. Fernandez. Main... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The postcard was printed in Great Britain for the Aden-based publisher A. R. Fernandez. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2012.0003-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23706284 BIB-ID: 2525758 Show less
The photograph shows a Yemeni woman in traditional dress. Title form item. Date devised by Library staff. The postcard was printed in Nancy (France)... Show moreThe photograph shows a Yemeni woman in traditional dress. Title form item. Date devised by Library staff. The postcard was printed in Nancy (France) by the Imprimeries réunies for the Aden-based publisher K. Arabiantz. The postcard is stamped with a 1 piastre Ottoman postmark on the front and has handwritten notes on the verso, addressed to a woman living in Ville Neuve in France. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2012.0003-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23706296 BIB-ID: 2525759 Show less
Title and date devised from Library staff. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0013 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23689900 BIB-ID: 2523600 Show moreTitle and date devised from Library staff. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0013 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23689900 BIB-ID: 2523600 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The postcard was printed in Great Britain for the Aden-based publisher A. R. Fernandez. Main... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The postcard was printed in Great Britain for the Aden-based publisher A. R. Fernandez. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2012.0003-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23693587 BIB-ID: 2523808 Show less
Orientalism--Women, Orientalism--Women--Portraits, Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
The photograph portrays a woman in typical Orientalist dress and pose, sitting on a sofa and smoking hookah. The Turkish woman portrayed in old... Show moreThe photograph portrays a woman in typical Orientalist dress and pose, sitting on a sofa and smoking hookah. The Turkish woman portrayed in old Ottoman costume was a popular photographic genre at the end of the Nineteenth century. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, numbered (115) and signed on the negative. Number in ink on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0127 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23693563 BIB-ID: 2523806 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Embossed "American Colony Jerusalem" on the recto of the print, Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Embossed "American Colony Jerusalem" on the recto of the print, Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0020-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23690148 BIB-ID: 2523621 Show less