Bab al-Asbat, also known as St. Stephen's and Lion Gate from the outside wall. A pair of lions are carved in profile facing each other on either... Show moreBab al-Asbat, also known as St. Stephen's and Lion Gate from the outside wall. A pair of lions are carved in profile facing each other on either side of the gateway. Bab al-Asbat is dated by a carved inscription on the inside wall of the southern façade. The inscription indicates that the gateway was erected by order of Sultan Sulayman the Magnificent (r. 1520-66) in AH 954 (1538–9 CE). Title from item, date devised from Library staff. Captions and credits (Aug. Salzmann, Gide et J. Baudry, éditeurs., Imp. Photogr. de Blanquart - Evrard, à Lille) printed on mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0237-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25887336 BIB-ID: 2755492 Show less
Collection on photographs taken by the Austrian photographer Charles Scolik who embarked on a journey to the Middle East with other members of the... Show moreCollection on photographs taken by the Austrian photographer Charles Scolik who embarked on a journey to the Middle East with other members of the Leipzig Orientalist Society during the summer of 1894. The portfolios includes one portait of the fellow travellers as well as views of Corfu (1), Palestine (12), Damascus (6), Egypt (8), Athens (8) and Lebanon (1). Unsere Hungaria im Hafen von Korfu. Jerusalem: Tempelplatz. (2) Jerusalem: Tempelplatz. II. Jerusalem: Felsendom. Jerusalem: Eingang zur Heil. Grabeskirche. Jerusalem: Klagemauer der Juden. Jerusalem: Todesangstrotte. Jersusalem: Wohnzimmer im Deutschen Consulat. Teilnehmer Gruppe am Ölberg. Platz in Bethlehem. (2) Bethlehem: Eingang zur Heiligen Geburtskirche. Panorama von Damascus vom Salachije-Berge. Damascus: Strasse der Kupferschmiede. Damascus: Hofraum im Deutschen Consulate. Damascus: Privathaus. I. Damascus: Privathaus. II. Kairo von der Citadelle aus. I. Kairo: Citadelle mit Alabaster Moschee. Eine Strasse in Kairo. Kairo: Shepheard’s Hotel. Die Stufenpyramide bei Sakkarah. Kairo: Nilbrücke. Athen mit der Akropolis. Athen: Akropolis. Athen: Akropolis: Das Parthenon, rechts davon das Erechtheion. Athen: Erechtheion (Akropolis) und rechts im Hintergrund der Lykabethos. Athen: Propylaeen. Athen: Theseus Tempel. Athen: Zeustempel, im Hintergrund die Akropolis. Athen: Hadriansthor. Chan auf dem Libanon. Friedhof auf dem Antilibanus. Araber bei unserer Ankunft in Bedraschin. Straussenzucht. Title and date from item. Each print is 23 x 16.50, captioned in German. Date is embossed into each print. Under the image on the mount "Aufnahme von Ch. Scolik, k.u. k. Hofphotograph, Wien. - Gesetzlich geschützt" and "Verlag von Junghanns & Koritzer, Hoflieferanten, Meiningen". Plates are housed in original green cloth folder, title gilt on front cover with decoration. The portfolio includes a page of printed text in German with a portrait colloytype depicting three men. The portfolios is incomplete and includes only 37 of out of the 53 original plates; three pages of text are also missing. Two plates are duplicates. For a complete version of the work please see Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i22798742 BIB-ID: 1951334 Show less
Islamic architecture, Description and travel, DT310 .H75 1936
by John Horne. Main Heritage Shelves General DT310 .H75 1936 Book Item-ID: i10141273 BIB-ID: 1015763 Show moreby John Horne. Main Heritage Shelves General DT310 .H75 1936 Book Item-ID: i10141273 BIB-ID: 1015763 Show less
von Friedrich Sarre und Ernst Herzfeld. Vols. I, III, 1911; vols. II, IV, 1920. Main Heritage Shelves General NA1465 .S27 1911 Book Vol. 4 Item-ID:... Show morevon Friedrich Sarre und Ernst Herzfeld. Vols. I, III, 1911; vols. II, IV, 1920. Main Heritage Shelves General NA1465 .S27 1911 Book Vol. 4 Item-ID: i22893088 BIB-ID: 1836008 Includes bibliographical references. "Arabische inschriften, bearbeitet von Max van Berchem": v. 1, p. [1]-51. "Ruṣāfah, von Samuel Guyer": v. 2, p. [1]-45. "Die keramik im Euphrat-und Tigris-gebiet von F. Sarre": v. 4, p. 1-25. "Herbaraufnahmen von E. Herzfeld": v. 4, p. [26]-[35]. Show less
von Friedrich Sarre und Ernst Herzfeld. Vols. I, III, 1911; vols. II, IV, 1920. Main Heritage Shelves General NA1465 .S27 1911 Book Vol. 3 Item-ID:... Show morevon Friedrich Sarre und Ernst Herzfeld. Vols. I, III, 1911; vols. II, IV, 1920. Main Heritage Shelves General NA1465 .S27 1911 Book Vol. 3 Item-ID: i22893076 BIB-ID: 1836008 Includes bibliographical references. "Arabische inschriften, bearbeitet von Max van Berchem": v. 1, p. [1]-51. "Ruṣāfah, von Samuel Guyer": v. 2, p. [1]-45. "Die keramik im Euphrat-und Tigris-gebiet von F. Sarre": v. 4, p. 1-25. "Herbaraufnahmen von E. Herzfeld": v. 4, p. [26]-[35]. Show less
von Friedrich Sarre und Ernst Herzfeld. Vols. I, III, 1911; vols. II, IV, 1920. Main Heritage Shelves General NA1465 .S27 1911 Book Vol. 2 Item-ID:... Show morevon Friedrich Sarre und Ernst Herzfeld. Vols. I, III, 1911; vols. II, IV, 1920. Main Heritage Shelves General NA1465 .S27 1911 Book Vol. 2 Item-ID: i22893064 BIB-ID: 1836008 Includes bibliographical references. "Arabische inschriften, bearbeitet von Max van Berchem": v. 1, p. [1]-51. "Ruṣāfah, von Samuel Guyer": v. 2, p. [1]-45. "Die keramik im Euphrat-und Tigris-gebiet von F. Sarre": v. 4, p. 1-25. "Herbaraufnahmen von E. Herzfeld": v. 4, p. [26]-[35]. Show less
Garland, James Albert , 1870-1906, Islamic architecture, Islamic architecture--Pictorial works
Anne-Margaretta Burr, also known as Margaretta Higford Burr) was a British painter. The daughter of the Royal Navy Captain Edward Scobell (1783... Show moreAnne-Margaretta Burr, also known as Margaretta Higford Burr) was a British painter. The daughter of the Royal Navy Captain Edward Scobell (1783–1825), she traveled to Spain, Italy, Sicily, and the East. published Sketches in Spain, The Holy Land, Egypt, Turkey, and Greece in 1841. In 1844 she was in Cairo with her husband, the British Member of Parliament Daniel Higford Davall Burr (1811–1885), and subsequently visited Syria, Jerusalem, and Constantinople. She also accompanied the renowned English politician, archaeologist, and cuneiformist Austen Henry Layard (1817–1894) in his travels in Egypt and Turkey. She mainly composed watercolors. Her watercolors were done in vivid colors and great detail, especially costumes and architectural features. In contrast, the lithographs based on her works follow the technique and aesthetics of the time and render the views somewhat hazily. pl. 1 Street leading to El Azhar, Grand Cairo. -- pl. 2 Gateway of a Bazaar, grand Cairo. -- pl. 3 Mosque of Sultan Hassan. -- pl. 4 Interior of Hareem, Cairo. -- pl. 5 The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx, Grezeh from the South. -- pl. 6 Our room in the Armenian Convent in Jerusalem. -- pl. 7 Court before the Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem, at Easter time. -- pl. 8 The Missr Tcharsky (Egyptian Market) Constantinople. -- pl. 9 From the Parthenon looking to the West. Fountain in the Plain of Sharon -- pl. 10 The Alcazar, Seville, Hall of the Ambassadors. -- pl. 11 Court of the Myrtles, Alhambra. Door of the Cathedral from the Patio de los Naranjos, Seville. -- pl. 12 Chapter House, Covent of St. Jeronimo, Belem. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Full contemporary red cloth. Title blocked in gilt. All the images are signed in the plate "A.M.Burr" or with an emblem of a small bird, an urn and 2 circles [B(ird) U(rn) R(ound) R(ound) = BURR?]. On pastedown endpaper the bookplate of the American banker and art collector James A. Garland Junior. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.25845 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i15806832 BIB-ID: 1019403 Show less
Gerd Winner; Bernd Riede. Main Heritage Shelves General NA5965.3 W56 1978 Book Item-ID: i10058904 BIB-ID: 1007526 Show moreGerd Winner; Bernd Riede. Main Heritage Shelves General NA5965.3 W56 1978 Book Item-ID: i10058904 BIB-ID: 1007526 Show less
by Henry Gally Knight. Main Heritage Shelves General NA1119.S5 K55 1888 Book Item-ID: i23177482 BIB-ID: 2452384 Show moreby Henry Gally Knight. Main Heritage Shelves General NA1119.S5 K55 1888 Book Item-ID: i23177482 BIB-ID: 2452384 Show less
Title and date devised from Library staff. The negative is numbered "N° 3 Bis" on the side and "67" with white pencil on the negative. Main Heritage... Show moreTitle and date devised from Library staff. The negative is numbered "N° 3 Bis" on the side and "67" with white pencil on the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0234 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25187028 BIB-ID: 2623124 Show less
Süleymaniye Camii (Istanbul, Turkey), Architecture, Ottoman, Architecture, Ottoman--Turkey--Istanbul--Photographs, Mosques
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Orange card mount, with printed "P. Sebah, Photographe. 439, Gde Rue de Pera, Constantinople",... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Orange card mount, with printed "P. Sebah, Photographe. 439, Gde Rue de Pera, Constantinople", titled and numbered (116) on the reverse in ink. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0276-0030 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26308757 BIB-ID: 2810538 Show less
"Supplément à Hespéris, 1954, tome XLI." "Forms part of a bibliography of the architecture, arts and crafts of Islam, begun in 1912." Main Heritage... Show more"Supplément à Hespéris, 1954, tome XLI." "Forms part of a bibliography of the architecture, arts and crafts of Islam, begun in 1912." Main Heritage Compact General Z5944.M7 C88 1954 Reference Item-ID: i10037445 BIB-ID: 1005547 Also issued online. Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Orange card mount, with printed "P. Sebah, Photographe. 439, Gde Rue de Pera, Constantinople",... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Orange card mount, with printed "P. Sebah, Photographe. 439, Gde Rue de Pera, Constantinople", titled (Finest mosque in the world) and numbered (144) on the reverse in ink. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0276-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2630823x BIB-ID: 2810488 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Orange card mount, with printed "P. Sebah, Photographe. 439, Gde Rue de Pera, Constantinople",... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Orange card mount, with printed "P. Sebah, Photographe. 439, Gde Rue de Pera, Constantinople", titled in French and English and numbered (149) on the reverse in pencil. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0276-0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26308241 BIB-ID: 2810489 Show less
Süleymaniye Camii (Istanbul, Turkey), Architecture, Ottoman, Architecture, Ottoman--Turkey--Istanbul--Photographs, Mosques
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Orange card mount, with printed "P. Sebah, Photographe. 439, Gde Rue de Pera, Constantinople",... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Orange card mount, with printed "P. Sebah, Photographe. 439, Gde Rue de Pera, Constantinople", titled and numbered (32) on the reverse in ink. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0276-0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26308289 BIB-ID: 2810493 Show less
Archaeological Survey of India. Main Heritage Shelves General TR103 .A74 1897 Book Item-ID: i23177196 BIB-ID: 2452367 Show moreArchaeological Survey of India. Main Heritage Shelves General TR103 .A74 1897 Book Item-ID: i23177196 BIB-ID: 2452367 Show less
Hasso Bros., Baghdad, Iraq, (publisher.), Architecture, Architecture--Iraq, Mosques, Mosques--Iraq, City and town life, City and town life--Iraq, Antiquities, Social life and customs, DS70.65 .K47 1923
Sepia-colored reproductions of photographs showing people and places in Iraq in the early 1920s. Includes waterfront, market, and street scenes in... Show moreSepia-colored reproductions of photographs showing people and places in Iraq in the early 1920s. Includes waterfront, market, and street scenes in Basrah, Baghdad, and Mosul; aerial views; bridges; mosques and minarets; tombs and shrines; the Shiite holy shrine of Kāẓimīyah; and the ruins of Babylon. Other images portray the peoples of Iraq in portraits and scenes of everyday life, including a Bedouin and his wife, a sheikh "enjoying the famous Arab coffee," a Jewish family, women washing clothes on the banks of the Tigris, children, a mullah teaching, a Kurdish tribesman, and Assyrian mountaineers. Letterpress description accompanies each plate. Album bound in imitation crocodile skin with gold lettering stamped on cover and printed by Rotophot A.G. of Berlin. Photographs attributed to A. Kerim. The photographer is identified as Abdulkarim in the introduction by Dr. Jawdat al-Qazwini to a reprint of the album: Iraq: images from the past. London: Alwarrak Publishing Ltd., 2003. Main Heritage Shelves General DS70.65 .K47 1923 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i15538096 BIB-ID: 1008590 Show less
The origins of Islam -- The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem: The first masterpiece of Islamic art -- The Great Mosque of the Umayyads of Damascus: A... Show moreThe origins of Islam -- The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem: The first masterpiece of Islamic art -- The Great Mosque of the Umayyads of Damascus: A monument in the image of paradise -- Umayyad palaces: agricultural estates in the deserts of Syria and Palestine -- Umayyad spendor in Cordoba: An Arab civilization in Spain -- The grandeur of the Abbasid Caliphate: Mesopotamia, center of the Islamic world -- The diversity of Muslim Egypt: from the Sunni sultans to the Fatimid caliphs -- The disintegration of the Far Western empire: from Aghlabid Ifriqiya to the Maghred of the Almohads -- Upheavals in the Near East: the rise of the Ayyubids and the decline of the Abbasids -- New concepts of space. Henri Stierlin ; photographs, Anne and Henri Stierlin. Subtitle on cover: Early architecture from the 7th to the 13th century. Main Heritage Compact General NA380 .S85 2002 Reference Item-ID: i24891745 BIB-ID: 1172136 Includes bibliographical references (p. 237) and indexes. Show less
von Friedrich Sarre und Ernst Herzfeld. Vols. I, III, 1911; vols. II, IV, 1920. Main Heritage Shelves General NA1465 .S27 1911 Book Vol. 1 Item-ID:... Show morevon Friedrich Sarre und Ernst Herzfeld. Vols. I, III, 1911; vols. II, IV, 1920. Main Heritage Shelves General NA1465 .S27 1911 Book Vol. 1 Item-ID: i2289293x BIB-ID: 1836008 Includes bibliographical references. "Arabische inschriften, bearbeitet von Max van Berchem": v. 1, p. [1]-51. "Ruṣāfah, von Samuel Guyer": v. 2, p. [1]-45. "Die keramik im Euphrat-und Tigris-gebiet von F. Sarre": v. 4, p. 1-25. "Herbaraufnahmen von E. Herzfeld": v. 4, p. [26]-[35]. Show less
Exploring Qatari architecture: a brief history of Qatar -- Traditional Islamic architecture: principles and dimensions of the built environment --... Show moreExploring Qatari architecture: a brief history of Qatar -- Traditional Islamic architecture: principles and dimensions of the built environment -- The essence of Qatari vernacular architecture -- Urban development of Qatari cities and towns -- Qatari architecture -- Military buildings -- Palaces -- Domestic houses -- Mosques -- Public buildings -- The future of Qatari architecture. Ibrahim Mohamed Jaidah, Malika Bourennane. Main Heritage Compact General NA1473.5 .J25 2009 Reference Item-ID: i25203915 BIB-ID: 1474677 Includes bibliographical references (p. 336). Show less