Islamic architecture, Classical antiquities, Classical antiquities--Africa, North, Women, Arab
Photograph album collecting views and portraits from Algeria and Tunisia. Prints include street views, mosques, monuments, palaces, cafes, general... Show morePhotograph album collecting views and portraits from Algeria and Tunisia. Prints include street views, mosques, monuments, palaces, cafes, general views of cities, natural landmarks, panoramas, and antiquities. Orientalist studio portraits of women as well as some group photographs are collected as well. Alger ; Cathédrale Alger (2227) ; Alger Rue Arabe (2047) ; Alger Rue des remparts (2401) ; Alger Intérieur de Mosquée (2420) ; Alger N.D. d’Afrique ; Place de Chartres (1799) ; Alger Théâtre national (2619) ; Mosquée Sidi Abderamman (110) ; Constantine Vue Générale prise de la Route de Setif (216) ; Constantine Les Gorges du Rhummel (285) ; Constantine Entrée des Gorges du Rhummel (279) ; Constantine Gorges du Rhummel, le Chemin des Touristes (326) ; Constantine Ancien Palais d’Ahmed-Bey (293) ; Biskra ; Casino, Biskra ; Street, Biskra ; River Bed, Biskra ; Date Palms, Biskra ; The Gardens, Biskra ; Desert near Biskra ; Mosque of Side Akba ; Porte romaine de sidi Okba (354) ; Timgat ; Philippeville Vue Générale prise de l’Hôpital Militaire (201) ; Philippeville Vue Générale prise de l’Hôpital Civil (106) ; Bône Le Fort de la Cigogne (105) ; Bizerte, Old Port ; Bizerte ; Vue panoramique de la Ville de Tunis (16) ; Tunis Avenue de la Marine (9) ; Avenue de France (6) ; Tunis Souk des Tailleurs (21) ; Tunis Souk des Etoffes (19) ; Tunis Rue du Pacha dans la ville riche (28) ; Salle de Justice au Bardo ; S.A. le Bey au Bardo (88) ; Anciens Ports de Carthage (71) ; Citernes romaines de La Malga à Carthage (67) ; Aqueduc du Bardo (201) ; Uled Nael (361) ; Uled Nael à Biskra (369) ; Intérieur arabe Biskra (343) ; Ecole arabe en Tunisie (84) ; Café maure (60) ; Mauresque, costume de ville (2500) ; Jeune Femme Arabe, costume d’intérieur (13) ; Mauresques d’Alger (2589) ; Juive tenue de ville (5) ; Femme arabe riche (31) ; La grande prière à Biskra (137) Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Contemporary half morocco gilt album. Photographs size 19.5 x 26 cm. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2014.0035 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i22678293 BIB-ID: 2409662 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The print is titled, numbered (20) and signed "P. Sebah, Phot:" in the negative. Main Heritage... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The print is titled, numbered (20) and signed "P. Sebah, Phot:" in the negative. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.25171-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2648092x BIB-ID: 2830454 Show less
Alhambra painted gesso plaque depicting a mihrab and four windows above, decorated in gilt and polychrome in the Nasrid style, with a black and... Show moreAlhambra painted gesso plaque depicting a mihrab and four windows above, decorated in gilt and polychrome in the Nasrid style, with a black and white Orientalist style photograph as a background, mounted in an "Arabesque" parquetry wood frame. The photograph is a staged souvenir picture showing three women with oriental costumes and musical instruments. Title and date devised from Library staff. The plaque is stamped Rafael Rus Acosta, 26. Old label on the verso the photograph, "Emilio ruiz, Casa Linares" and "Granada, Alhambre, 64". Arabic script carved on the upper and lower part of the frame "لاعلى الا الله". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0243 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2518927x BIB-ID: 2623721 Show less
Title from item. Date devised by Libary staff. Plate n. XCVIII in Les monuments mauresques du Maroc by Joseph de La Nézière printed in 1922 in... Show moreTitle from item. Date devised by Libary staff. Plate n. XCVIII in Les monuments mauresques du Maroc by Joseph de La Nézière printed in 1922 in Parisby Albert Levy. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0025-0098 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26815904 BIB-ID: 2854136 Show less
The photograph shows the portal of the Madrasa of Abu al-Hasan, also referred to as the Marinid Madrasa (of Salé), the medieval madrasa built in... Show moreThe photograph shows the portal of the Madrasa of Abu al-Hasan, also referred to as the Marinid Madrasa (of Salé), the medieval madrasa built in the 14th century by the Marinid sultan Abu al-Hasan (r.1331–1348 CE). Title from item. Date devised by Libary staff. Plate n. XLVI in Les monuments mauresques du Maroc by Joseph de La Nézière printed in 1922 in Parisby Albert Levy. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0025-0047 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26815916 BIB-ID: 2854137 Show less
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
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
The album collects photographs by the major photographers active in the Middle East at the end of the XIX century. Images include: statues and art... Show moreThe album collects photographs by the major photographers active in the Middle East at the end of the XIX century. Images include: statues and art crafts from the Museum of Gizah; Egyptian antiquities (pyramids, temples, hieroglyphics); Islamic architectures in Cairo (tombs, the Citadel, mosques and mashrabiyas); views of the streets of Cairo (hotels and bazaars); staged portraits of local people (artisans, women, peasants and musicians); the Nile river with traditional boats and ports. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Album with vellum-bound, in golden letter and ornaments. The album consists of 24 pages. Prints are pasted on both sides. On the paste-down there is a scratched ex libris "Metropolitan Museum of Art. [illegible] of the Costume Institute. [illegible] Art Worker's Club". Manuscript note "Sold and discarted in 1960s). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0096 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26485229 BIB-ID: 2830659 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photogragh has manuscrit title on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0266-0002 2-... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photogragh has manuscrit title on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0266-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2681688x BIB-ID: 2854150 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0056-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26822829 BIB-ID: 2854470 Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0056-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26822829 BIB-ID: 2854470 Show less
Title and date from item. The print is captioned on the mount. Pl. 38. Photographer's monogram under the caption. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP... Show moreTitle and date from item. The print is captioned on the mount. Pl. 38. Photographer's monogram under the caption. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2020.0034 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26123277 BIB-ID: 2745947 Sylvie Aubenas, La photographie en 100 chefs-d’œuvre, BnF, Paris, 2012, ill. 78. Show less
Islamic architecture, Islamic architecture--Spain--Andalusia--Pictorial works, Minarets, Bell towers
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photogragh has manuscrit title on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0266-0001 2-... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photogragh has manuscrit title on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0266-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26816143 BIB-ID: 2854148 Show less