Men praying in front of the Madrasa-i Ulugh Beg in Samarkand

Men praying in front of the Madrasa-i Ulugh Beg in Samarkand Nadar, Paul 1856-1939 photographer. still image graphic still image Gelatin silver prints. uz 1890 monographic approximately 1890. zxx 1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; 16.5 x 12.5 cm Item. Photograph taken with the Express Détective Nadar camera, one of the first portable photographic tools, by the French photographer Paul Nadar who, between August and November 1890, embarked on a trip across Europe and Asia to Turkestan following the ancient silk route. He acted as an early photojournalist, documenting his travels and photographing sites as diverse as bazaars, mosques, and desert landscapes. No Known Copyright Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0011 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21977926 BIB-ID: 2352537 See Hannavy, J. (2008). Encyclopedia of nineteenth-century photography. New York: Routledge, p. 975. Ulugh Beg 1394-1449 Madrasahs Samarqand (Uzbekistan) Prayer Islam rda QAFCL 160328 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.111 2016/3/24) eng