Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (441) and signed "Photo Art. G. Lekegian. &. Co." Main... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (441) and signed "Photo Art. G. Lekegian. &. Co." Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0078 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26480931 BIB-ID: 2830455 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
The album collects photographs by the major photographers active in the Middle East at the end of the XIX century. Images include: statues and art... Show moreThe album collects photographs by the major photographers active in the Middle East at the end of the XIX century. Images include: statues and art crafts from the Museum of Gizah; Egyptian antiquities (pyramids, temples, hieroglyphics); Islamic architectures in Cairo (tombs, the Citadel, mosques and mashrabiyas); views of the streets of Cairo (hotels and bazaars); staged portraits of local people (artisans, women, peasants and musicians); the Nile river with traditional boats and ports. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Album with vellum-bound, in golden letter and ornaments. The album consists of 24 pages. Prints are pasted on both sides. On the paste-down there is a scratched ex libris "Metropolitan Museum of Art. [illegible] of the Costume Institute. [illegible] Art Worker's Club". Manuscript note "Sold and discarted in 1960s). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0096 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26485229 BIB-ID: 2830659 Show less
The portfolio houses photographs of Cairo, including the Tombs of the Caliphs and Mamluks, and interior and exterior views of the mosques of... Show moreThe portfolio houses photographs of Cairo, including the Tombs of the Caliphs and Mamluks, and interior and exterior views of the mosques of Qaitbay, of al-Maridani, of Sultan Hassan, of Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay, and the mosques of Sultan al-Mu'ayyad and of Sultan Barquq. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Photographs measure 25.4 x19.7 cm, the mounts 55.2 x 40 cm. Braun's embossed blind stamp on print recto, and a handwritten number and caption, in English, on mount recto. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23899815 BIB-ID: 2537137 Show less