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
Hotel Continental, Gates, Gates--Tangier (Morocco), Architecture, French colonial, Architecture, French colonial--Morocco, Islamic architecture, Islamic architecture--Tangier (Morocco), Customhouses, Hotels
Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0038 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825363 BIB-ID: 2854659 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0038 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825363 BIB-ID: 2854659 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
The postcard shows the Eden Palace Hotel, which opened around 1900 in a location overlooking the Ezbekiyya Gardens (from this the old name of the... Show moreThe postcard shows the Eden Palace Hotel, which opened around 1900 in a location overlooking the Ezbekiyya Gardens (from this the old name of the street, and title of the postcard. "Genaineh" is جنينة, Egyptian Arabian for garden). Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso the logo of German publisher and "Cai[ro] 81". Manuscript annotation on the recto "I stayed in this hotel [Eden Palace Hotel] in 1915" and on the verso of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0061 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682582x BIB-ID: 2854700 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered 102. Postmark of the Republique Libanaise on the back of the... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered 102. Postmark of the Republique Libanaise on the back of the card. Written on the back of the card [Addressed to] : Mr. Horace W. Border. 22 Hood Street. Lincoln. England. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0029 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23706077 BIB-ID: 2525749 Show less
William , 1859-1941, Byzantine revival (Architecture), Fountains
The photograph shows the Alman Çeşmesi. In the original caption the fountain is labelled Fontaine Guillaume, which literally means "William ... Show moreThe photograph shows the Alman Çeşmesi. In the original caption the fountain is labelled Fontaine Guillaume, which literally means "William (Wilhelm) Fountain. In fact, the fountain was built for second anniversary of German Emperor Wilhelm II's visit to Istanbul in 1898. Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (18162) and signed (P.Z.) on the print. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0195 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24487764 BIB-ID: 2537385 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 is likely to show the interior of the Jami' al-Kabir in Tlemcen. Title from item, date and author devised by Library staff. The... Show moreThe photograph is likely to show the interior of the Jami' al-Kabir in Tlemcen. Title from item, date and author devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered (497) in the negative. This photograph is on the verso of HC.HP.2017.0166. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0166 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24476869 BIB-ID: 2537323 Show less
The photograph shows Roman ruins in Thumagadi, the pulpit and a minor temple, together with three locals on the foreground. Title from item, date... Show moreThe photograph shows Roman ruins in Thumagadi, the pulpit and a minor temple, together with three locals on the foreground. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered (2705) in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0148 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2447390x BIB-ID: 2537358 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
Yeşil Cami (Bursa, Turkey), Mosques, Mosques--Turkey--Bursa--Photographs, Architecture, Ottoman, Architecture, Ottoman--Turkey--Istanbul--Photographs, Islamic architecture, Islamic architecture--Turkey--Istanbul--Photographs
The photograph shows the central hall of the Green Mosque in Bursa. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, signed... Show moreThe photograph shows the central hall of the Green Mosque in Bursa. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, signed and numbered (11) in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0119 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24471446 BIB-ID: 2537313 Show less
Yeşil Cami (Bursa, Turkey), Mosques, Mosques--Turkey--Bursa--Photographs, Architecture, Ottoman, Architecture, Ottoman--Turkey--Istanbul--Photographs, Islamic architecture, Islamic architecture--Turkey--Istanbul--Photographs
The photograph shows windows and niches of the northern façade of the Green Mosque decorated with interlaced flower motifs and inscriptions carved... Show moreThe photograph shows windows and niches of the northern façade of the Green Mosque decorated with interlaced flower motifs and inscriptions carved onto marble tympanum and moulding. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, signed and numbered (9a) in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0120 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24471689 BIB-ID: 2537314 Show less
Yeşil Cami (Bursa, Turkey), Mosques, Mosques--Turkey--Bursa--Photographs, Architecture, Ottoman, Architecture, Ottoman--Turkey--Istanbul--Photographs, Islamic architecture, Islamic architecture--Turkey--Istanbul--Photographs
The photograph shows the portal of the Green Mosque in Bursa.The nineteenth century addition of a fake-marble wooden canopy over entry was later... Show moreThe photograph shows the portal of the Green Mosque in Bursa.The nineteenth century addition of a fake-marble wooden canopy over entry was later removed. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, signed and numbered (6) in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0121 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24471719 BIB-ID: 2537315 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, signed and numbered (202) on the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, signed and numbered (202) on the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0109 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24470661 BIB-ID: 2537301 Show less
Sultanahmet Camii (Istanbul, Turkey), Architecture, Ottoman, Architecture, Ottoman--Turkey--Istanbul--Photographs, Mosques
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, signed and numbered (202) on the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, signed and numbered (202) on the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0110 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24470739 BIB-ID: 2537302 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