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
Orientalism--Women, Orientalism--Women--Portraits, Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
The photograph portrays a woman in typical Orientalist dress and pose, sitting on a sofa and smoking hookah. The Turkish woman portrayed in old... Show moreThe photograph portrays a woman in typical Orientalist dress and pose, sitting on a sofa and smoking hookah. The Turkish woman portrayed in old Ottoman costume was a popular photographic genre at the end of the Nineteenth century. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, numbered (115) and signed on the negative. Number in ink on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0127 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23693563 BIB-ID: 2523806 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
Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Egypt, Women, Women--Portraits
The photograph is a studio portrait of a fellah woman wearing a bisha, holding a fruit basket. Title from item; date devised by Library staff. The... Show moreThe photograph is a studio portrait of a fellah woman wearing a bisha, holding a fruit basket. Title from item; date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (416). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24093750 BIB-ID: 2537242 Show less
Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918, Orientalism--Women, Orientalism--Women--Portraits
The photograph portrays a woman in typical oriental dress and pose, sitting on a sofa and smoking hookah. The Turkish woman portrayed in old... Show moreThe photograph portrays a woman in typical oriental dress and pose, sitting on a sofa and smoking hookah. The Turkish woman portrayed in old Ottoman costume was a popular photographic genre at the end of the Nineteenth century. Title from item; date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, numbered 1122 and signed. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24093804 BIB-ID: 2537244 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
Arab--Folklore, Arab--Folklore--Pictorial works, Women--Clothing and dress, Women--Clothing and dress--Africa, North--Pictorial works
Plate drawn and engraved by Rouargue frères, originating from the book "Reis om de wereld. Beschrijving van de verschillende landen en volken,... Show morePlate drawn and engraved by Rouargue frères, originating from the book "Reis om de wereld. Beschrijving van de verschillende landen en volken, zeden en gewoonten, godsdiensten en regeringsvormen en van de belangrijkste natuur- en kunstvoortbrengselen der aarde" by J. Bakker Korff, published in Leiden in 1866. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Signed below " Imp.ie F. Chardon ainé, 30. r. Hautefeuille Paris. Rouargue frères del et sct" Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.00012 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25311165 BIB-ID: 2707927 Show less