Muḥammad , 1909-1961, Saint, Lucien , 1867-1938, Kings and rulers
Portrait of his Majesty. H. E. Haj Muhammad Ben Abdessalam al-Muqri, the Grand Vizir. H. E. Si Mammeri, the personal advisor to the Sultan. H.E.... Show morePortrait of his Majesty. H. E. Haj Muhammad Ben Abdessalam al-Muqri, the Grand Vizir. H. E. Si Mammeri, the personal advisor to the Sultan. H.E. Ben Aïch [sic], Grand Chambellan of Hes Majesty. Rabat. The Viziers and their Secretaries. A group of Princes. Arrival in Casablanca. Solemn entry to Casablanca. Friday Prayer. Her Majesty in the carriage donated by Queen Victoria. Arrival in Fez. Return to the Palace. Visit to the Holy Places. Ancient Vision [sic]. Entering the mysterious streets [sic]. The traditional offering of dates and milk. The Friday Prayer in Bab Bou Jeloud. Meknes. Solemn entry. The passage under Bab Mansour. A group of women expressing their "yous-yous" of joy. Arrival at the Tomb of Moulay Ismaïl. Moulay Idriss. Arrival in Marrakech. Solemn entry. The passage in front of the Foreign Legion. Moroccan singers and traditional dolls. Visit to the Holy Places. Entry into Tthe Kutubiyya Mosque. Solemn entries to Agadir, Mogador, Safi, and Mazagan. Moorish groups. Rabat, the "hedya" [the ritual in which notables from each of Morocco’s cities and chiefs representing each of the tribes would travel to Rabat to offer homage by giving the Sultan gifts at the three major religious feasts of the year] of 1928. The tribute of the people to their young sovereign. Title and date by item. The album is housed in a decorated luxury wooden box, decorated with stars and a central medallion titled in Arabic "Sultan Sidi Mohammed". The album is bound by the Librairie Farraire, in Casablanca in green Morocco. On the cover page, a medallion titled in Arabic "Sultan Sidi Mohammed" with gold letters and decorations. On the spine, the title in French and the name on the photographer in gold letter and on the back cover, the star of Morocco. On the cover page, the album has a long dedication in Arabic signed by Sultan Muḥammad V (r. 1927-1957) to Lucien Saint, the French Resident-General in Morocco from 1929 to 1933. The dedication is translated into French on a separate piece of paper dated 11 November 1930. The album has a presentation page titled in French (print) "Le jeune Prince Sidi Mohammed aux courses de Casablanca en 1926" - "The young Prince Sīdī Muḥammad at the race track in Casablanca in 1926" - with a photograph, and the name of the album recipient, Lucien Saint (manuscript). Title page in Arabic (manuscript) and French (print). Manuscript signature of the photographer at the end of the album. Photographs, measuring 17 x 23 cm, are mounted on card and captioned in French (print) and Arabic (manuscript). Main Heritage Compact General HC.3D.2016.0049 3-D Object Box Item-ID: i26819806 BIB-ID: 2451845 Show less
Muḥammad , 1909-1961, Saint, Lucien , 1867-1938, Kings and rulers
Portrait of his Majesty. H. E. Haj Muhammad Ben Abdessalam al-Muqri, the Grand Vizir. H. E. Si Mammeri, the personal advisor to the Sultan. H.E.... Show morePortrait of his Majesty. H. E. Haj Muhammad Ben Abdessalam al-Muqri, the Grand Vizir. H. E. Si Mammeri, the personal advisor to the Sultan. H.E. Ben Aïch [sic], Grand Chambellan of Hes Majesty. Rabat. The Viziers and their Secretaries. A group of Princes. Arrival in Casablanca. Solemn entry to Casablanca. Friday Prayer. Her Majesty in the carriage donated by Queen Victoria. Arrival in Fez. Return to the Palace. Visit to the Holy Places. Ancient Vision [sic]. Entering the mysterious streets [sic]. The traditional offering of dates and milk. The Friday Prayer in Bab Bou Jeloud. Meknes. Solemn entry. The passage under Bab Mansour. A group of women expressing their "yous-yous" of joy. Arrival at the Tomb of Moulay Ismaïl. Moulay Idriss. Arrival in Marrakech. Solemn entry. The passage in front of the Foreign Legion. Moroccan singers and traditional dolls. Visit to the Holy Places. Entry into Tthe Kutubiyya Mosque. Solemn entries to Agadir, Mogador, Safi, and Mazagan. Moorish groups. Rabat, the "hedya" [the ritual in which notables from each of Morocco’s cities and chiefs representing each of the tribes would travel to Rabat to offer homage by giving the Sultan gifts at the three major religious feasts of the year] of 1928. The tribute of the people to their young sovereign. Title and date by item. The album is housed in a decorated luxury wooden box, decorated with stars and a central medallion titled in Arabic "Sultan Sidi Mohammed". The album is bound by the Librairie Farraire, in Casablanca in green Morocco. On the cover page, a medallion titled in Arabic "Sultan Sidi Mohammed" with gold letters and decorations. On the spine, the title in French and the name on the photographer in gold letter and on the back cover, the star of Morocco. On the cover page, the album has a long dedication in Arabic signed by Sultan Muḥammad V (r. 1927-1957) to Lucien Saint, the French Resident-General in Morocco from 1929 to 1933. The dedication is translated into French on a separate piece of paper dated 11 November 1930. The album has a presentation page titled in French (print) "Le jeune Prince Sidi Mohammed aux courses de Casablanca en 1926" - "The young Prince Sīdī Muḥammad at the race track in Casablanca in 1926" - with a photograph, and the name of the album recipient, Lucien Saint (manuscript). Title page in Arabic (manuscript) and French (print). Manuscript signature of the photographer at the end of the album. Photographs, measuring 17 x 23 cm, are mounted on card and captioned in French (print) and Arabic (manuscript). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0049 2-D Graphic Album Item-ID: i23169655 BIB-ID: 2451845 Show less
Jahangir , 1569-1627, Kings and rulers, Kings and rulers--Mugol Empire--Pictorial works, Animal fighting in art--Elephants, Miniature painting, Mogul Empire
Miniature depicting a moment of royal entertainment: two mounted men - one of the riders is actually falling - control the elephants, as they fight... Show moreMiniature depicting a moment of royal entertainment: two mounted men - one of the riders is actually falling - control the elephants, as they fight before an audience. Servants hold fireworks on poles, prepared to help direct the elephant if necessary. Emperor Jahangir (r.1605–27) overlooks the scene from the balcony at Agra Fort. Title and date devised by Library staff. The miniature is laid down on gold speckled pink card between gold and polychrome borders. Inscription signature on the margin below "جهانگیر عمل مرکلان [...]". On the verso of the cardboard two erased stamps. On the verso of an additional cardboard now removed manuscript note "Jahangir contemplant un combat d'éléphant du fort d'Âgrâ. École Moghole. Delhi, fin 17e siècle (succession Essayan)" Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26744892 BIB-ID: 2850335 Probably part of the property of Kevork Loris Essayan (1897-1981), son-in-law of the British-Armenian businessman and art collector Calouste Gulbenkian (1869–1955) and trustee of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Show less
Ahamadaśāha , 1725-1775, Kings and rulers, Kings and rulers--Mugol Empire--Pictorial works, Miniature painting, Mogul Empire
Miniature depicting depicting the fourteenth Mughal Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur (r. 1748–54), born to Emperor Muhammad Shah (r. 1719–48). The... Show moreMiniature depicting depicting the fourteenth Mughal Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur (r. 1748–54), born to Emperor Muhammad Shah (r. 1719–48). The emperor is enthroned on a terrace under a parasol and holds a yewellered ornament. The margins have a number of medallions with black naskh and two cartouches with gold and polychrome illumination (above and below). Each panel with details of the life of Ahmad Shah Bahadur. Title and date from item. The miniature is signed and dated. Miniature is mounted, framed and glazed. The illuminated folios is accompanied by a framed panel of the same dimensions (probably both items were part of an album) with manuscript information in English about the miniature (title and author) and the Mughal Emperor - such as place and date of birth, date and age of death, place of burial, reign duration and place and date of accession. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0025 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26744855 BIB-ID: 2850331 Show less