Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Caption on the mount. The print is signed "A. Beato" in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General H... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Caption on the mount. The print is signed "A. Beato" in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0032 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26474037 BIB-ID: 2830118 Show less
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Parades & processions, Parades & processions--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--1910-1920--Photographs, Architecture, Domestic, Architecture, Domestic--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--Photographs--1910-1920, Pashas
This street view depicts the Egyptian mahmal in Mecca. Osman Pasha, Hejaz military commander and governor (r. 1882-1886), is depicted at the center... Show moreThis street view depicts the Egyptian mahmal in Mecca. Osman Pasha, Hejaz military commander and governor (r. 1882-1886), is depicted at the center of the image. The plate was based on a photograph probably taken by the Egyptian army engineer Muhammad Sadiq Bey (1832 – 1902) on the occasion of the departure of the mahmal on 1 Muharram 1303 AH (October 1885 CE). Title and date from item. Plate no. 5 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (V) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26503153 BIB-ID: 2831251 Show less
Street view depicting the main guardhouse or police station in Mecca, described as being built by Osman Pasha, Hejaz military commander and... Show moreStreet view depicting the main guardhouse or police station in Mecca, described as being built by Osman Pasha, Hejaz military commander and governor (r. 1882-1886). The building features the Ottoman star and crescent symbols on the cornice and what appears to be a royal tughra (calligraphic monogram) at the center of the pediment. Ottoman soldiers, wearing fezzes stand in front. Several figures appear in small groups on the street in the foreground along with three donkeys and one horse. The plate was probably based on a photograph by the Egyptian army engineer Muhammad Sadiq Bey (1832 – 1902) in 1885. Title and date from item. Plate no. 6 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (VI) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0006 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2650540x BIB-ID: 2831331 Show less
Masjid al-Ḥarām, Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Architecture, Ottoman, Architecture, Ottoman--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
Street view outside the Hamidiya, a government building constructed by Othman Pasha, General Governor of Hejaz (r. 1882-1886). The subject of this... Show moreStreet view outside the Hamidiya, a government building constructed by Othman Pasha, General Governor of Hejaz (r. 1882-1886). The subject of this photograph is probably the same building identified in the drawing of a view inside the Masjid al-Haram (plate no. 2) as ‘front-side of the Hamidiya Palace’, indicating that the building – and therefore the viewpoint in this photograph – was probably situated south of the Mosque. The photograph was likely taken by the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1887. Title and date from item. Plate no. 4 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (IV) and titled in German under the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26503141 BIB-ID: 2831247 Show less
Alhambra painted gesso plaque depicting a mihrab and four windows above, decorated in gilt and polychrome in the Nasrid style, with a black and... Show moreAlhambra painted gesso plaque depicting a mihrab and four windows above, decorated in gilt and polychrome in the Nasrid style, with a black and white Orientalist style photograph as a background, mounted in an "Arabesque" parquetry wood frame. The photograph is a staged souvenir picture showing three women with oriental costumes and musical instruments. Title and date devised from Library staff. The plaque is stamped Rafael Rus Acosta, 26. Old label on the verso the photograph, "Emilio ruiz, Casa Linares" and "Granada, Alhambre, 64". Arabic script carved on the upper and lower part of the frame "لاعلى الا الله". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0243 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2518927x BIB-ID: 2623721 Show less
Collection on photographs taken by the Austrian photographer Charles Scolik who embarked on a journey to the Middle East with other members of the... Show moreCollection on photographs taken by the Austrian photographer Charles Scolik who embarked on a journey to the Middle East with other members of the Leipzig Orientalist Society during the summer of 1894. The portfolios includes one portait of the fellow travellers as well as views of Corfu (1), Palestine (12), Damascus (6), Egypt (8), Athens (8) and Lebanon (1). Unsere Hungaria im Hafen von Korfu. Jerusalem: Tempelplatz. (2) Jerusalem: Tempelplatz. II. Jerusalem: Felsendom. Jerusalem: Eingang zur Heil. Grabeskirche. Jerusalem: Klagemauer der Juden. Jerusalem: Todesangstrotte. Jersusalem: Wohnzimmer im Deutschen Consulat. Teilnehmer Gruppe am Ölberg. Platz in Bethlehem. (2) Bethlehem: Eingang zur Heiligen Geburtskirche. Panorama von Damascus vom Salachije-Berge. Damascus: Strasse der Kupferschmiede. Damascus: Hofraum im Deutschen Consulate. Damascus: Privathaus. I. Damascus: Privathaus. II. Kairo von der Citadelle aus. I. Kairo: Citadelle mit Alabaster Moschee. Eine Strasse in Kairo. Kairo: Shepheard’s Hotel. Die Stufenpyramide bei Sakkarah. Kairo: Nilbrücke. Athen mit der Akropolis. Athen: Akropolis. Athen: Akropolis: Das Parthenon, rechts davon das Erechtheion. Athen: Erechtheion (Akropolis) und rechts im Hintergrund der Lykabethos. Athen: Propylaeen. Athen: Theseus Tempel. Athen: Zeustempel, im Hintergrund die Akropolis. Athen: Hadriansthor. Chan auf dem Libanon. Friedhof auf dem Antilibanus. Araber bei unserer Ankunft in Bedraschin. Straussenzucht. Title and date from item. Each print is 23 x 16.50, captioned in German. Date is embossed into each print. Under the image on the mount "Aufnahme von Ch. Scolik, k.u. k. Hofphotograph, Wien. - Gesetzlich geschützt" and "Verlag von Junghanns & Koritzer, Hoflieferanten, Meiningen". Plates are housed in original green cloth folder, title gilt on front cover with decoration. The portfolio includes a page of printed text in German with a portrait colloytype depicting three men. The portfolios is incomplete and includes only 37 of out of the 53 original plates; three pages of text are also missing. Two plates are duplicates. For a complete version of the work please see Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i22798742 BIB-ID: 1951334 Show less
Garland, James Albert , 1870-1906, Islamic architecture, Islamic architecture--Pictorial works
Anne-Margaretta Burr, also known as Margaretta Higford Burr) was a British painter. The daughter of the Royal Navy Captain Edward Scobell (1783... Show moreAnne-Margaretta Burr, also known as Margaretta Higford Burr) was a British painter. The daughter of the Royal Navy Captain Edward Scobell (1783–1825), she traveled to Spain, Italy, Sicily, and the East. published Sketches in Spain, The Holy Land, Egypt, Turkey, and Greece in 1841. In 1844 she was in Cairo with her husband, the British Member of Parliament Daniel Higford Davall Burr (1811–1885), and subsequently visited Syria, Jerusalem, and Constantinople. She also accompanied the renowned English politician, archaeologist, and cuneiformist Austen Henry Layard (1817–1894) in his travels in Egypt and Turkey. She mainly composed watercolors. Her watercolors were done in vivid colors and great detail, especially costumes and architectural features. In contrast, the lithographs based on her works follow the technique and aesthetics of the time and render the views somewhat hazily. pl. 1 Street leading to El Azhar, Grand Cairo. -- pl. 2 Gateway of a Bazaar, grand Cairo. -- pl. 3 Mosque of Sultan Hassan. -- pl. 4 Interior of Hareem, Cairo. -- pl. 5 The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx, Grezeh from the South. -- pl. 6 Our room in the Armenian Convent in Jerusalem. -- pl. 7 Court before the Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem, at Easter time. -- pl. 8 The Missr Tcharsky (Egyptian Market) Constantinople. -- pl. 9 From the Parthenon looking to the West. Fountain in the Plain of Sharon -- pl. 10 The Alcazar, Seville, Hall of the Ambassadors. -- pl. 11 Court of the Myrtles, Alhambra. Door of the Cathedral from the Patio de los Naranjos, Seville. -- pl. 12 Chapter House, Covent of St. Jeronimo, Belem. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Full contemporary red cloth. Title blocked in gilt. All the images are signed in the plate "A.M.Burr" or with an emblem of a small bird, an urn and 2 circles [B(ird) U(rn) R(ound) R(ound) = BURR?]. On pastedown endpaper the bookplate of the American banker and art collector James A. Garland Junior. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.25845 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i15806832 BIB-ID: 1019403 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
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photogragh has manuscrit title on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0266-0002 2-... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photogragh has manuscrit title on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0266-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2681688x BIB-ID: 2854150 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0056-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26822829 BIB-ID: 2854470 Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0056-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26822829 BIB-ID: 2854470 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Numbered on the negative (153). On the verso of the print, lower left, purple ink stamp: "4 Annas... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Numbered on the negative (153). On the verso of the print, lower left, purple ink stamp: "4 Annas Per Copy./The Arch. Photo. Works of India,/DELHI.". Manuscript annotations: "[...] 11 miles from Delhi. 1210-1211. [...] 1368 Firuz Shah" . Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0056-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682386x BIB-ID: 2854532 Show less
Islamic architecture, Islamic architecture--Spain--Andalusia--Pictorial works, Minarets, Bell towers
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photogragh has manuscrit title on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0266-0001 2-... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photogragh has manuscrit title on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0266-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26816143 BIB-ID: 2854148 Show less
Postcard showing the Kursaal Casino and Music Hall, which was on Alfi Bey Street in the Ezbekiyya district of Cairo. Title from item, date devised... Show morePostcard showing the Kursaal Casino and Music Hall, which was on Alfi Bey Street in the Ezbekiyya district of Cairo. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Serie 645. Edit.The Cairo Post-Card Trust - Ph. N. 831".Postally unused. Manuscript notes on the verso. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0072 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26826021 BIB-ID: 2854721 Show less
The imperial palace Ali Qapu in Isfahan. Regarded as the best example of Safavid architecture, it was originally built in 1000s AH/1590s CE by 1590... Show moreThe imperial palace Ali Qapu in Isfahan. Regarded as the best example of Safavid architecture, it was originally built in 1000s AH/1590s CE by 1590-1595/1000-1004 AH under Abbas the Great. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso the logo of the publisher. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0053 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682565x BIB-ID: 2854688 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Serie 647" Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0069 2-D Graphic Item-ID:... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Serie 647" Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0069 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825971 BIB-ID: 2854717 Show less
The Seljuk shrine dedicated to the Persian Sufi mystic Bayazid Bastami in Bastam, dated to 514 AH/1120 CE. Title from item, date devised by Library... Show moreThe Seljuk shrine dedicated to the Persian Sufi mystic Bayazid Bastami in Bastam, dated to 514 AH/1120 CE. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Union Postale Universelle. Carte postale de Perse. Séyéd Abdor Rahime Kachani, seraïé Amir, Téhéran, Perse". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0048 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825521 BIB-ID: 2854675 Show less
The 11th-century AH/17th-century CE shrine in Qadamgah, probably commissioned by the Safavid king Abbas the Great. Title from item, date devised by... Show moreThe 11th-century AH/17th-century CE shrine in Qadamgah, probably commissioned by the Safavid king Abbas the Great. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "برادران کاشانی" and "Inscription Joint Stock Company". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0049 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825557 BIB-ID: 2854678 Show less
The mausoleum of Imamzadeh Hossein, son of the 8th Imam Ali al-Rida built in Qazvin by Tahmasp I, the second shah of Safavid Iran from 930 AH/1524... Show moreThe mausoleum of Imamzadeh Hossein, son of the 8th Imam Ali al-Rida built in Qazvin by Tahmasp I, the second shah of Safavid Iran from 930 AH/1524 CE to 984 AH/1576 CE. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript text in German on the verso. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0050 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825569 BIB-ID: 2854680 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "مركز پخش دنياي كارت بازار بين الحرمين" (Donyaye Kart Distribution Center, Bein Al... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "مركز پخش دنياي كارت بازار بين الحرمين" (Donyaye Kart Distribution Center, Bein Al-Haramein Bazaar). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0051 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825636 BIB-ID: 2854685 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Printed in Italy". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0052 2-D Graphic Item... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Printed in Italy". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0052 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825648 BIB-ID: 2854686 Show less