Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Egypt--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Portraits, People
The photograph portrays two sāīs (سايس). This traditional term refers to those handymen workers who were originally responsible for the care of... Show moreThe photograph portrays two 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 men are photographed in a typical portrait pose in front of an oriel window (Mashrabiya). Title from recto, date devised. The photograph is signed and numbered on the negative: J. P. Sebah, 288. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0037 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24446749 BIB-ID: 2537219 Show less
A 19th century private sketchbook kept by the unidentified Englishwoman Mary North, who signs her name to the inside of the front cover. Among the... Show moreA 19th century private sketchbook kept by the unidentified Englishwoman Mary North, who signs her name to the inside of the front cover. Among the illustrations are "A Persian Khan", "An Arabian child dressed in his holiday suit", and "A Zebek", the caption of which drawing is taken from George Keppel's 1831 "Narrative of a Journey Across the Balcan. Other sketches include a portrait of "The Right Rev'd Reginald Heber D.D. Lord Bishop of Calcutta" (who had died in Tiruchirappalli in 1826), based on the oil portrait by Thomas Phillips, now in the British Library, as well as a scene of saying grace, studies of buildings and other classical portraits. Title and date devised by library staff. 12 pp. of pencil and brush sketches, with four watercoloured and five grey wash drawings. Contemporary boards with red calf spine. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2013.0016 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25160382 BIB-ID: 2704206 Show less
Yeşil Cami (Bursa, Turkey), Islamic mosaics, Islamic mosaics--Pictorial works
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2015.0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26116376 BIB-ID: 1951099 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2015.0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26116376 BIB-ID: 1951099 Show less
Photographs comprise views of Tbilisi, including Kura River and the Botanical Garden. Photographs of Bukhara, of Bukhara Emir's Horse, of Samarkand... Show morePhotographs comprise views of Tbilisi, including Kura River and the Botanical Garden. Photographs of Bukhara, of Bukhara Emir's Horse, of Samarkand and of the Shah-i Zindah. Portrait of a cossack; views of Geok Tepe ruins, and a fortified village in Transcaucasia. View of the Goudimoff Gorge [?], of Askhanaour [?], of Vladikavkaz, and oil railway wagons. Pictures of the Darial Gorge, of the Castle of Queen Tamara, and Terek River. Views of the Georgian Military Highway: Mount Elbrus, Gudauri, of Mount Kazbegi, Mleta, Mtskheta, Sion, the Aragvi River, Ananuri, and a Fort. 1. Tiflis. Fleuve Koura; Jardin Botanique -- 2. Bokhara; Bokhara (Cheval de l'Emir); Samarkand; Samarkand (Shah-i-Simdah). -- 3a. Cosaque; Ruines de Geok Tèpè; Village fortifié en Transcaucasie -- 3b. Défilé de Goudimoff [sic]; Askhanaour [sic]; Vladicaucase; Wagons pétrolier -- 4a. Défilé du Darial; Chateau de la Reine Thamar; Le Térek -- 4b. Route Militaire Georgienne. L'Elbrouz; Goudaour; Le Kazbeck -- 5a. Route Militaire Georgienne. Mlet; Msket; Sion -- 5b. Route Militaire Georgienne. Mlet; Rivière Aragvi; Ananour; Fortesse. Title and date devised by Library staff. Photographs are pasted by four on a 5 large board, two boards with 4 prints (recto only) and 3 boards with 8 prints (recto/verso). Sheets were probably part of a larger album. Most of the photographs are captioned in ink on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0041 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23128276 BIB-ID: 2451004 Show less
Ulugh Beg , 1394-1449, Madrasahs, Madrasahs--Samarqand (Uzbekistan), Prayer--Islam
Photograph taken with the Express Détective Nadar camera, one of the first portable photographic tools, by the French photographer Paul Nadar who,... Show morePhotograph taken with the Express Détective Nadar camera, one of the first portable photographic tools, by the French photographer Paul Nadar who, between August and November 1890, embarked on a trip across Europe and Asia to Turkestan following the ancient silk route. He acted as an early photojournalist, documenting his travels and photographing sites as diverse as bazaars, mosques, and desert landscapes. Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Vault HC.HP.2013.0011 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21977926 BIB-ID: 2352537 See Hannavy, J. (2008). Encyclopedia of nineteenth-century photography. New York: Routledge, p. 975. Show less
Photograph taken with the Express Détective Nadar camera, one of the first portable photographic tools, by the French photographer Paul Nadar who,... Show morePhotograph taken with the Express Détective Nadar camera, one of the first portable photographic tools, by the French photographer Paul Nadar who, between August and November 1890, embarked on a trip across Europe and Asia to Turkestan following the ancient silk route. He acted as an early photojournalist, documenting his travels and photographing sites as diverse as bazaars, mosques, and desert landscapes. Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0010 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21977914 BIB-ID: 2352536 See Hannavy, J. (2008). Encyclopedia of nineteenth-century photography. New York: Routledge, p. 975. Show less
Diplomatic and consular services, Diplomatic and consular services--Cairo (Egypt)--Photographs, Furnishings, Orientalism, Islamic architecture
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0023-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26375369 BIB-ID: 2815715 Show less
Diplomatic and consular services, Diplomatic and consular services--Cairo (Egypt)--Photographs, Courtyard houses, Courtyard houses--Egypt--Photographs, Islamic architecture
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0023-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26375394 BIB-ID: 2815718 Show less
Diplomatic and consular services, Diplomatic and consular services--Cairo (Egypt)--Photographs, Courtyard houses, Courtyard houses--Egypt--Photographs, Islamic architecture
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0023-0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26375485 BIB-ID: 2815721 Show less
Diplomatic and consular services, Diplomatic and consular services--Cairo (Egypt)--Photographs, Courtyard houses, Courtyard houses--Egypt--Photographs, Islamic architecture
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0023-0006 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26375497 BIB-ID: 2815722 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
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0023-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26375321 BIB-ID: 2815713 Show less
Photographs taken with the Kodak N. 1 camera, one of the first portable photographic tools, by the French photographer Paul Nadar who, between... Show morePhotographs taken with the Kodak N. 1 camera, one of the first portable photographic tools, by the French photographer Paul Nadar who, between August and November 1890, embarked on a trip across Europe and Asia to Turkestan following the ancient silk route. He acted as an early photojournalist, documenting his travels and photographing sites as diverse as bazaars, mosques, and desert landscapes. The collection comprises 2 photographs, one seen from afar, and one closer. Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0013 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21978104 BIB-ID: 2352550 See Hannavy, J. (2008). Encyclopedia of nineteenth-century photography. New York: Routledge, p. 975. Show less
Courtyard houses, Courtyard houses--Egypt--Photographs, Diplomatic and consular services, Diplomatic and consular services--Cairo (Egypt)--Photographs, Islamic architecture
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0023-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26375345 BIB-ID: 2815714 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0009-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26364803 BIB-ID: 2814922 See Hannavy, J... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0009-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26364803 BIB-ID: 2814922 See Hannavy, J. (2008). Encyclopedia of nineteenth-century photography. New York: Routledge, p. 975. Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0009-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26364815 BIB-ID: 2814924 See Hannavy, J... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0009-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26364815 BIB-ID: 2814924 See Hannavy, J. (2008). Encyclopedia of nineteenth-century photography. New York: Routledge, p. 975. 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 and date devised by Library staff. Photographer stamp "Editions Mars. Photo Flandrin, Casablanca" on the back of the print. Manuscript note... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Photographer stamp "Editions Mars. Photo Flandrin, Casablanca" on the back of the print. Manuscript note on the verso of the print "Porteuse de pain". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0011-0015 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23706260 BIB-ID: 2525756 Show less
View of the the Custom and Excise Office and of the port of Baghdad from the riverbank. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Written on... Show moreView of the the Custom and Excise Office and of the port of Baghdad from the riverbank. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Written on the front of the card "The steps in the above picture are those up which the Kurdish coolies carry bales weighing a ton [...]". Written on the back of the card: [Addressed to: ] Mr. R. H. Smith S.S. Oriana c/o Messes. Dunn & Co. Ship Agents. Durban. S. Africa. Postmark of the Indian Postage on back of card. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23697982 BIB-ID: 2524611 Show less
Orientalism in art, Orientalism in art--Africa, North--Photographs, Prayer--Islam
The prayer in the desert is one of the most famous post card pictures produced by Lehnert & Landrock. Title and date devised by Library staff. The... Show moreThe prayer in the desert is one of the most famous post card pictures produced by Lehnert & Landrock. Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph has Lehnert & Landrock monogram on the bottom of the recto of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0017-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23852227 BIB-ID: 2536786 Show less