Women, Women--Africa, North--Pictorial works, Peasants, Peasants--Africa, North, Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Bedouins
Plate from the book "Narrative of a Ten Years' Residence at Tripoli in Africa: from the Original Correspondence in the Possession of the Family of... Show morePlate from the book "Narrative of a Ten Years' Residence at Tripoli in Africa: from the Original Correspondence in the Possession of the Family of the late Richard Tully, Esq." (British Consul in Tripoli from 1783 to 1793) printed in London by Henry Colburn in 1817. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.00011 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25297727 BIB-ID: 2707655 Show less
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
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The postcard was printed in Great Britain for the Aden-based publisher A. R. Fernandez. Main... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The postcard was printed in Great Britain for the Aden-based publisher A. R. Fernandez. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2012.0003-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23693587 BIB-ID: 2523808 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
The photograph shows a Arab woman with an Egyptian burqa. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered... Show moreThe photograph shows a Arab woman with an Egyptian burqa. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered Serie No. 1150-5. Written on the back of the card "How would you like to wear this sort of veil? Hope you are all having good holidays" [Addressed to: ] Miss. M. E. Yollard c/o Rev. Stevens [...]. St. George. Cobo. Guernsey. Channel Islands. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0012 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23704305 BIB-ID: 2525673 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