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
"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
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
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
The photograph shows a scene in a courtyard, with men talking and women carrying water and fruit. Title from item, date devised by Library staff.... Show moreThe photograph shows a scene in a courtyard, with men talking and women carrying water and fruit. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is signed "P. Sébah", numbered (136) and titled on the negative. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0078 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24469439 BIB-ID: 2537267 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
