Women, Women--Portraits, Brides--Islamic clothing and dress, Brides--Islamic clothing and dress--Mecca (Saudi Arabia), Eunuchs, Children, Household employees, Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Jiddah (Saudi Arabia)
Collection of four full-length portraits of women from Mecca and Jeddah. On of the portraits is attributed to the Austrian Orientalist explorer... Show moreCollection of four full-length portraits of women from Mecca and Jeddah. On of the portraits is attributed to the Austrian Orientalist explorer Siegfried Langer, who did extensive research in the Arabian Peninsula and Yemen and whose travel reports made valuable contributions to the study of inscriptions in Southern Arabia. The remaining photographs were taken in Mecca and Jeddah, between 1885 and 1887, by Snouck Hurgronje and by the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s). The negatives had handwork applied. Two of the photographs were taken in a courtyard-like space with foliage and pots visible in the background. Title and date from item. Plate no. 25 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (XXV) and each collotype is titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0025 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23465104 BIB-ID: 2831628 Show less
Women, Women--Portraits, Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
The photograph is a typical example of woman dressed in "Turkish style", that is, veilded in a semi-transparent yashmak. Title and date devised by... Show moreThe photograph is a typical example of woman dressed in "Turkish style", that is, veilded in a semi-transparent yashmak. Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (785). Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0074 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23694385 BIB-ID: 2523837 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Photographs are mounted on Landry & Deschavannes (L. & D.) cards and signed "Nadar. Office Général de... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Photographs are mounted on Landry & Deschavannes (L. & D.) cards and signed "Nadar. Office Général de Photographie. 53 rue des Mathurins. Paris". Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0046-0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23465335 BIB-ID: 2505790 Show less
"This volume contains a selection of short stories from two volumes by Mme. Henriette Celarie. They are sketches more than short stories,... Show more"This volume contains a selection of short stories from two volumes by Mme. Henriette Celarie. They are sketches more than short stories, attempting to show without preamble cross-sections of native Moroccan women's lives, as told to and discovered by the alertly interested wife of a French officer living for years in that country. Each story is rigorously true. Differing perhaps from the usual romantic picture, their flavor of reality can be even more impressive. This is Morocco, static, fluid, potential."--Foreword. The girl possessed of a djinn -- "In the name of Allah I divorce thee" -- A child's kidnapping -- Batoul explains how a woman deceives her husband -- The vengeance of Fatima -- "Asleep in the bosom of its mother" -- An escape from the harem -- Fair Aicha -- The slaves of Caid Omar -- What happened to Mahjoub and the recommendation that had been given him -- In the home of Si Abderrahamen -- Thou hast only to drop this powder into the water he drinks" -- Khadidja's two husbands -- Halima's first marriage -- The Marrakech prisons -- An evening with Si Taher Ben Mohamed -- The Little shepherdess of the Atlas -- Ramadan. translated and adapted by Constance Lily Morris ; from the books of Henriette Celarié ; with pictures by Boris Artzybasheff. Includes glossary. Main Heritage Shelves General PQ2605.E5 A2 1931 Book Item-ID: i15536853 BIB-ID: 2498010 Also issued online. Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 164. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0064 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21953739 BIB-ID:... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 164. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0064 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21953739 BIB-ID: 2346539 Show less
Women, Women--Arab countries, Ethnic costume, Ethnic costume--Arab countries
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 128. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0028 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21898935 BIB-ID:... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 128. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0028 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21898935 BIB-ID: 2337820 Show less
Women--Social life and customs, Women--Turkey--Social life and customs, Harems, Harems--Turkey
The photograph shows Ottoman guards and the Imperial Harem at the Sweet Waters of Europe or Kiathane. During spring the Sultan used to authorize... Show moreThe photograph shows Ottoman guards and the Imperial Harem at the Sweet Waters of Europe or Kiathane. During spring the Sultan used to authorize these outings that were very popular among the Ottoman and Europen elites in Istanbul. The photographs is signed, numbered (998) and titled in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0051 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24466967 BIB-ID: 2537234 The Abdullah Fréres studio opened in Istanbul in 1856. The Armenian brothers became official royal photographers in 1863 and in 1866, at the invitation of the Khedive of Egypt, they opened a branch in Cairo that was closed in 1895. At the end of 1900 they sold the Istanbul studio to Sébah and Joaillier. Show less
Women, Women--Orient, Missions to Muslims, HQ1170 .Z9
Moslem life -- The Moslem woman: theory and practice -- Native measures of reform -- Islam and Christianity -- The power of the gospel -- Cheer and... Show moreMoslem life -- The Moslem woman: theory and practice -- Native measures of reform -- Islam and Christianity -- The power of the gospel -- Cheer and challenge. by Dr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Zwemer. "Reading list": p. 264. Show less
Women, Women--Africa, North, Social life and customs
from the French of Mme. Jean Pommerol by Mrs. Arthur Bell (N. D'Anvers). Includes 90 illustrations after drawings and photographs by the author. Show morefrom the French of Mme. Jean Pommerol by Mrs. Arthur Bell (N. D'Anvers). Includes 90 illustrations after drawings and photographs by the author. Show less
Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. Pencil caption on the verso of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0001-0013 2-D Graphic ... Show moreTitle from item. Date devised by Library staff. Pencil caption on the verso of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0001-0013 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24093154 BIB-ID: 2557237 Show less
Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. Pencil caption on the verso of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0001-0014 2-D Graphic ... Show moreTitle from item. Date devised by Library staff. Pencil caption on the verso of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0001-0014 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2409321x BIB-ID: 2557240 Show less
Women, Women--Asia, Social life and customs, HQ1170 .S39 1904
von Amand freiherr von Schweiger-Lerchenfeld. mit 11 farbigen, 15 schwarzen vollbildern und 338 abildungen im text. Main Heritage Display General HQ1... Show morevon Amand freiherr von Schweiger-Lerchenfeld. mit 11 farbigen, 15 schwarzen vollbildern und 338 abildungen im text. Main Heritage Display General HQ1170 .S39 1904 Book Item-ID: i10081173 BIB-ID: 1009753 Show less
دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Women, Women--Qatar, Traditional costumes--Exhibition, Traditional costumes--Exhibition--Doha (Qatar), History
Title devised, date from the item. The photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 540. Qatar, Women. Show moreTitle devised, date from the item. The photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 540. Qatar, Women. Show less
translated from the original Persian manuscript by James Atkinson. Main Heritage Shelves General HQ1735.2 .K85 1832 Book Item-ID: i24528171 BIB-ID: 2623551 Show moretranslated from the original Persian manuscript by James Atkinson. Main Heritage Shelves General HQ1735.2 .K85 1832 Book Item-ID: i24528171 BIB-ID: 2623551 Show less
by Ross Houghton. -. Main Heritage Compact General HQ1170 .H68 1877 Book Item-ID: i10244062 BIB-ID: 1026042 Includes indexes. Show moreby Ross Houghton. -. Main Heritage Compact General HQ1170 .H68 1877 Book Item-ID: i10244062 BIB-ID: 1026042 Includes indexes. Show less
"This volume contains a selection of short stories from two volumes by Mme. Henriette Celarie. They are sketches more than short stories,... Show more"This volume contains a selection of short stories from two volumes by Mme. Henriette Celarie. They are sketches more than short stories, attempting to show without preamble cross-sections of native Moroccan women's lives, as told to and discovered by the alertly interested wife of a French officer living for years in that country. Each story is rigorously true. Differing perhaps from the usual romantic picture, their flavor of reality can be even more impressive. This is Morocco, static, fluid, potential."--Foreword. The girl possessed of a djinn -- "In the name of Allah I divorce thee" -- A child's kidnapping -- Batoul explains how a woman deceives her husband -- The vengeance of Fatima -- "Asleep in the bosom of its mother" -- An escape from the harem -- Fair Aicha -- The slaves of Caid Omar -- What happened to Mahjoub and the recommendation that had been given him -- In the home of Si Abderrahamen -- Thou hast only to drop this powder into the water he drinks" -- Khadidja's two husbands -- Halima's first marriage -- The Marrakech prisons -- An evening with Si Taher Ben Mohamed -- The Little shepherdess of the Atlas -- Ramadan. translated and adapted by Constance Lily Morris ; from the books of Henriette Celarié ; with pictures by Boris Artzybasheff. Includes glossary. Also issued online. Show less
by Lucy M.J. Garnett. Main Heritage Shelves General HQ1726.7 .G37 1890 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i24521693 BIB-ID: 2623368 Show moreby Lucy M.J. Garnett. Main Heritage Shelves General HQ1726.7 .G37 1890 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i24521693 BIB-ID: 2623368 Show less
Women, Women--Arabian Peninsula--Pictorial works, Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Arabian Peninsula
Plate from the book "Histoire pittoresque des voyages dans le cinq parties du monde" by Eugène Hatin, printed in Paris Chez Dutertre in 1844. Title... Show morePlate from the book "Histoire pittoresque des voyages dans le cinq parties du monde" by Eugène Hatin, printed in Paris Chez Dutertre in 1844. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.00010 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25297715 BIB-ID: 2707654 Show less
Women--Social conditions, Women--Qatar--Social conditions, المرأة في الحياة العامة, المرأة في الحياة العامة--قطر, حياة وعادات اجتماعية, HQ1732 .G36 1999
د. كلثم علي غانم الغانم. مستخرج: مجلة دراسات الخليج والجزيرة العربية. العدد 95 Main Heritage Reading Room HQ1732 .G36 1999 Reference Item-ID: i24529758 B... Show moreد. كلثم علي غانم الغانم. مستخرج: مجلة دراسات الخليج والجزيرة العربية. العدد 95 Main Heritage Reading Room HQ1732 .G36 1999 Reference Item-ID: i24529758 BIB-ID: 2623631 Show less