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
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
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "k 44486" Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0058 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825788 ... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "k 44486" Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0058 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825788 BIB-ID: 2854696 Show less
Al-Ittihadiya Palace, also known as Al-Orouba Palace or Heliopolis Palace Hotel, is located in Heliopolis (Mars El gedida), Cairo. Currently the... Show moreAl-Ittihadiya Palace, also known as Al-Orouba Palace or Heliopolis Palace Hotel, is located in Heliopolis (Mars El gedida), Cairo. Currently the the official workplace of the Egyptian Presidency, the palace was designed by the Belgian architect Ernest Jaspar (1876-1940) using Neo-Mamluk architecture guidelines that typically characterised the original Heliopolis style. It was opened in December 1910 by a French company that premiered the first luxurious hotels in Africa. It was the largest hotel in the Middle East and Africa at the time. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "20 HELIOPOLIS Heliopolis. Palace Hotel. L.L." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0059 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682579x BIB-ID: 2854697 Show less
Shepheard's Hotel (Cairo, Egypt), Architecture, Modern, Architecture, Modern--Cairo (Egypt), Hotels
Shepheard's Hotel was the leading hotel in Cairo and one of the most celebrated hotels in the world from the middle of the 19th century until its... Show moreShepheard's Hotel was the leading hotel in Cairo and one of the most celebrated hotels in the world from the middle of the 19th century until its destruction in 1952 during the Cairo Fire. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "The Collector - Cairo". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0060 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825806 BIB-ID: 2854698 Show less
Thaʻālibī, ʻAbd al-Raḥmān , 1383 or 1384-1470 or 1471, Islamic architecture--Mosques, Islamic architecture--Mosques--Algeria--Algiers--Photographs
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (1204) in the negative and titled in pencil on the mount. Main Heritage... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (1204) in the negative and titled in pencil on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0165 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24476791 BIB-ID: 2537322 Show less
The photograph shows a man with a donkey in front of a mausoleum. Title from item, date devised. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0155 2-D Graphic ... Show moreThe photograph shows a man with a donkey in front of a mausoleum. Title from item, date devised. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0155 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24474253 BIB-ID: 2537294 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0111 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24470752 BIB-ID: 2537303 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0111 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24470752 BIB-ID: 2537303 Show less
Architecture, Byzantine, Architecture, Byzantine--Turkey--Istanbul--Photographs, Cemeteries, City walls, Palaces
The photograph shows also a view of the Palace of the Porphyrogenitus and some graveyards. Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage... Show moreThe photograph shows also a view of the Palace of the Porphyrogenitus and some graveyards. Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0115 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24470831 BIB-ID: 2537308 Show less