The album collects classic views and scenes of Egypt produced by the most important photographic studios active in the Middle East at the end of... Show moreThe album collects classic views and scenes of Egypt produced by the most important photographic studios active in the Middle East at the end of the Nineteenth century. Title and date evised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0021 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24219812 BIB-ID: 2537361 Show less
Photograph album showing women from Middle Eastern countries compiled in the later 19th century, probably by wealthy tourists. Photographs,... Show morePhotograph album showing women from Middle Eastern countries compiled in the later 19th century, probably by wealthy tourists. Photographs, produced by famous studios such as Bonfils, Brothers Zangaki, Peridis and Georgiladakis, show Muslim women in the traditional costumes of Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Sudan and other parts of the Ottoman Empire. There are also a few portraits of women representing religious minorities, such as the Jewish and Druze communities. Title and date devised by Library staff. Photographs are house in a contemporary full leather binding with simple gilt fillets to covers; gilt inner dentelle. All edges gilt. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0199 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24742624 BIB-ID: 2624730 Show less