Abdullah , 1882-1951, Children, Children--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--Portraits
Collection of four portraits of children in ceremonial robes. The first one is described as Muhammad 'Abd al-'Aziz, son of Amir Awn al Rafiq -... Show moreCollection of four portraits of children in ceremonial robes. The first one is described as Muhammad 'Abd al-'Aziz, son of Amir Awn al Rafiq - Grand Sharif of Mecca between 1882 and 1905 - and three of his nephews. The photographs were probably taken in Mecca in 1885. The child in the bottom-left picture can be identified - as per Snouck Hurgronje Papers at the Leiden University Libraries - as Abdullah bin Al-Hussein, later King of Jordan. The negatives had handwork applied: the original backgrounds have been substituted completely except for the carpet in the upper-right photograph. Title and date from item. Plate no. 12 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (XII) and each collotype is titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0012 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26505782 BIB-ID: 2831354 Show less
Collection of four full-length seated portraits of sayyids and other distinguished people in Mecca, such as the muezzin and the scribe of the Grand... Show moreCollection of four full-length seated portraits of sayyids and other distinguished people in Mecca, such as the muezzin and the scribe of the Grand Sharif of Mecca. Both the sayyids hold the hilt of a sheathed scimitar in their left hand, while the muezzin has an umbrella; the scribe is posing with a piece of paper in his left hand while dipping his pen in ink with his right. The photographs were probably taken in Mecca 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: the original backgrounds have been substituted completely except for the carpet in the upper-right photograph. Title and date from item. Plate no. 13 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889).The plate is numbered (XIII) and each collotype is titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0013 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26506762 BIB-ID: 2831359 Show less
Collection of four portrait of distinguished people in Mecca. The doctor - who is likely to be the Meccan physician and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd... Show moreCollection of four portrait of distinguished people in Mecca. The doctor - who is likely to be the Meccan physician and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) - and his son hold an umbrella and sit on a wooden chair, while the sayyid - identified as Abd al-Qadir al-Shaybi - holds a misbaha (prayer beads) and is posing on an upholstered seat with bolster cushions on either side of him. The two Banu Shaybah boys - identified as the sons of Abd al-Qadir al-Shaybi - stand side-by-side with matching robes embroidered at the lapels. The photographs were probably taken in Mecca between 1884 and 1887 by Snouck Hurgronje and the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s). The negatives had handwork applied: the original backgrounds have been substituted ompletely except for the carpets. Title and date from item. Plate no. 14 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889).The plate is numbered (XIV) and each collotype is titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0014 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26506798 BIB-ID: 2831361 Show less
Collection of four full-length seated portrait of distinguished people, such as a man from Mecca - identified as Daud ibn Sulaiman Abu al-Faraj -,... Show moreCollection of four full-length seated portrait of distinguished people, such as a man from Mecca - identified as Daud ibn Sulaiman Abu al-Faraj -, muezzins - one of them described as a senior muezzin member of the dynasty descendant of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, the first Muslim born at Medina after the hijra - and traders from Mecca and Jeddah. Photographs were probably taken in Mecca between 1884 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: the original backgrounds have been substituted completely except for the carpets. Title and date from item. Plate no. 15 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889).The plate is numbered (XV) and each collotype is titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0015 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26506841 BIB-ID: 2831365 Show less
Collection of four full-length standing and seated portraits of members of families of sharifs in Mecca, namely Sharif Mohammed Shahin, 'Abdallah,... Show moreCollection of four full-length standing and seated portraits of members of families of sharifs in Mecca, namely Sharif Mohammed Shahin, 'Abdallah, son of Sharif Yahya al-'Umari and Sharif Ahmad, son of Sharif Hashim – both aged 20. The photographs were probably taken in Mecca between 1885 and 1887 by Snouck Hurgronje and by the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) - three out of four portraits can be attributed to the latter. The negatives had hand-work applied: the original backgrounds have been substituted completely except for the carpet in the upper-right photograph. Title and date from item. Plate no. 16 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889).The plate is numbered (XVI) and titled in German under the image. The titles of the single photographs are devised based on the records of the Snouck Hurgronje Papers at the University of Leiden. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0016 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26506956 BIB-ID: 2831368 Show less
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Mecca (Saudi Arabia), Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Kiswah, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic embroidery
Title and date from item. Plate no. 17 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (XVII) and titled in... Show moreTitle and date from item. Plate no. 17 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (XVII) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0017 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26515428 BIB-ID: 2831558 Show less
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Parades & processions, Parades & processions--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--1910-1920--Photographs, Architecture, Domestic, Architecture, Domestic--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--Photographs--1910-1920, Pashas
This street view depicts the Egyptian mahmal in Mecca. Osman Pasha, Hejaz military commander and governor (r. 1882-1886), is depicted at the center... Show moreThis street view depicts the Egyptian mahmal in Mecca. Osman Pasha, Hejaz military commander and governor (r. 1882-1886), is depicted at the center of the image. The plate was based on a photograph probably taken by the Egyptian army engineer Muhammad Sadiq Bey (1832 – 1902) on the occasion of the departure of the mahmal on 1 Muharram 1303 AH (October 1885 CE). Title and date from item. Plate no. 5 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (V) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26503153 BIB-ID: 2831251 Show less
Street view depicting the main guardhouse or police station in Mecca, described as being built by Osman Pasha, Hejaz military commander and... Show moreStreet view depicting the main guardhouse or police station in Mecca, described as being built by Osman Pasha, Hejaz military commander and governor (r. 1882-1886). The building features the Ottoman star and crescent symbols on the cornice and what appears to be a royal tughra (calligraphic monogram) at the center of the pediment. Ottoman soldiers, wearing fezzes stand in front. Several figures appear in small groups on the street in the foreground along with three donkeys and one horse. The plate was probably based on a photograph by the Egyptian army engineer Muhammad Sadiq Bey (1832 – 1902) in 1885. Title and date from item. Plate no. 6 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (VI) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0006 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2650540x BIB-ID: 2831331 Show less
Full-length length standing portrait showing Osman Pasha, Hejaz military commander and governor (r. 1882-1886). The original background of the... Show moreFull-length length standing portrait showing Osman Pasha, Hejaz military commander and governor (r. 1882-1886). The original background of the portrait has been substituted completely. Osman Pasha faces left, standing upon a richly patterned carpet. He is wearing a fez and ceremonial robes. His left hand grips the pommel of a sword which is held against his body by a sword strap. The photograph was probably taken between 1884 and 1885 in Jeddah. Title and date from item. Plate no. 8 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889).The plate is numbered (VIII) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26505526 BIB-ID: 2831336 Show less
Officials and employees--Turks, Officials and employees--Turks--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--Portraits, Muslim merchants, Muslim merchants--India--Portraits, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--Potraits
Group portrait showing an Indian merchant and three Turkish officials as well as a young boy. The photograph was probably taken in 1885. The... Show moreGroup portrait showing an Indian merchant and three Turkish officials as well as a young boy. The photograph was probably taken in 1885. The original background has been substituted completely and as well as parts of the rug on which they are standing and seated. Title and date from item. Plate no. 10 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889).The plate is numbered (X) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0010 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2650568x BIB-ID: 2831347 Show less
Slaves--Circassians, Slaves--Circassians--Potraits, Muslim merchants, Muslim merchants--Portraits
Group portrait showing a merchant, possibly the Grand Sharif's permanent representative in Jeddah, and his Circassian slave. The photograph was... Show moreGroup portrait showing a merchant, possibly the Grand Sharif's permanent representative in Jeddah, and his Circassian slave. The photograph was probably taken between 1884 and 1885 in Jeddah. The negative has had handwork applied and the original background has been substituted completely. Title and date from item. Plate no. 11 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889).The plate is numbered (XI) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0011 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26505769 BIB-ID: 2831352 Show less
Masjid al-Ḥarām, Fortifications, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages
Panoramic view over Mecca showing most of the Masjid al-Haram and the northwest portion of the city. The print is likely to have been drawn after a... Show morePanoramic view over Mecca showing most of the Masjid al-Haram and the northwest portion of the city. The print is likely to have been drawn after a photograph - or a series of photographs - of the same view taken by the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1887. Mentioned in the image are the office of the Qadi, the fortress on Jabal Hindi (or Quaiqian Mountain), the building housing the Zamzam well, the Minbar, the Maqam Hanafi, the Maqam Malik and Maqam Hanbali. An additional note states that the steps to the Kaaba and the Maqam Ibrahim, which is also the Maqam Shaf'i, are obscured from view by the Zamzam building. Title and date from item. Plate no. 1 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The image is printed onto 2 pages. The plate is numbered (I) and has printed annotations in German beneath the image (Die Moschee und der nordwestliche Theil der Stadt.’ ‘1. Amt des Qādhī’s. 2. Festung auf dem Djèbèl Hindī. 3. Gebäude des Zemzembrunnens. 7. Mimbar (Kanzel). 8. Maqām èl-H̱anafī. 9. Maqām èl-Mālikī. 10. Maqām èl-H̱ambalī. Die Treppen zur Ka’bah und der Maqām Ibrāhīm (zugleich Maqām ès-Schāfi’ī) sind hier durch das Zemzemgebäude dem Auge entzogen.’). Numbers printed within the image refer to locations indicated in a key (in German) below the image. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26500899 BIB-ID: 2831138 Show less
Masjid al-Ḥarām, Fortifications, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages
Southwest view inside the Masjid al-Haram of the Kaaba and surrounding structures. The print is likely to have been drawn after a photograph of the... Show moreSouthwest view inside the Masjid al-Haram of the Kaaba and surrounding structures. The print is likely to have been drawn after a photograph of the same view by the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1887. Mentioned in the image are the Bani Shaybah Gate, the Hijr-Ismail, the building housing the Zamzam well, the stairs of the Kaaba, the Maqam Ibrahim (which is also called the Maqam Shaf'i), the Minbar, the Maqam Hanafi, the Maqam Malik and Maqam Hanbali. Outside the Masjid al-Haram, the front-side of the Hamidiya Palace and the Ajyad Fortress are indicated. Title and date from item. Plate no. 2 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (II) and has printed annotations in German beneath the image (1. Das Thor der Benī Schēbah. 2. Das H̱idjr. 3. Gebäudes Zemzembrunnens. 4 und 5. Treppen zur Ka’bah. 6. Maqām Ibrāhīm (zugleich Maqām ès-Schāfi’ī). 7. Mimbar (Kanzel) 8. Maqām èl-H̱anafī. 9. Maqām èl-Mālikī. 10. Maqām èl-H̱ambalī. 11. Vorderseite der H̱amīdijjah. 12. Die Festung des Djijād.’). Numbers printed within the image refer to locations indicated in a key (in German) below the image. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26503128 BIB-ID: 2831240 Show less
Masjid al-Ḥarām, Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Architecture, Ottoman, Architecture, Ottoman--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
Street view outside the Hamidiya, a government building constructed by Othman Pasha, General Governor of Hejaz (r. 1882-1886). The subject of this... Show moreStreet view outside the Hamidiya, a government building constructed by Othman Pasha, General Governor of Hejaz (r. 1882-1886). The subject of this photograph is probably the same building identified in the drawing of a view inside the Masjid al-Haram (plate no. 2) as ‘front-side of the Hamidiya Palace’, indicating that the building – and therefore the viewpoint in this photograph – was probably situated south of the Mosque. The photograph was likely taken by the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1887. Title and date from item. Plate no. 4 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (IV) and titled in German under the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26503141 BIB-ID: 2831247 Show less
Troupe of 12 seated and standing men, several holding musical instruments. The word ‘tumburah’ refers to the six-stringed harp-like musical... Show moreTroupe of 12 seated and standing men, several holding musical instruments. The word ‘tumburah’ refers to the six-stringed harp-like musical instrument held by the man seated at center. The instrument is adorned with two fans of feathers and is apparently plucked with the fingers. Four other men sit or crouch, holding various drums between their knees. The plate was based on a photograph taken by Snouck Hurgronje in Jeddah between 1884 and 1885. Title and date from item. Plate no. 18 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (XVIII) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0018 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26515519 BIB-ID: 2831562 Show less
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Indonesia--Portraits, Bugis (Malay people), Bugis (Malay people)--Sulawesi (Indonesia)
Collection of four full-length seated portraits of Muslim pilgrims from the Greater Sunda Islands. The photographs were probably taken by Snouck... Show moreCollection of four full-length seated portraits of Muslim pilgrims from the Greater Sunda Islands. The photographs were probably taken by Snouck Hurgronje in Jeddah between 1884 and 1885. The negatives had hand-work applied. Title and date from item. Plate no. 19 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (XIX) and titled in German under each image. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0019 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2651557x BIB-ID: 2831573 Show less
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--vPortraits, People, People--Kabul (Afghanistan), Baghdad (Iraq)
Collection of four full-length seated portraits of Muslim pilgrims from Iraq, Zanzibar and Bahrain and Afghanistan. The photographs were probably... Show moreCollection of four full-length seated portraits of Muslim pilgrims from Iraq, Zanzibar and Bahrain and Afghanistan. The photographs were probably taken in Jedda by Snouck Hurgronje between 1884 and 1885. The negatives had handwork applied. The original background has been substituted completely in one portrait, while in the remaining images the pilgrims are photographed in a courtyard-like space with foliage visible in the background. Title and date from item. Plate no. 20 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (XX) and titled in German under each image. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0020 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26515842 BIB-ID: 2831581 Show less
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Indonesia--Portraits, Sumbawa Island (Indonesia)
Collection of four full-length seated portraits of Muslim pilgrims from the Greater and Smaller Sunda Islands. The photographs were probably taken... Show moreCollection of four full-length seated portraits of Muslim pilgrims from the Greater and Smaller Sunda Islands. The photographs were probably taken by Snouck Hurgronje in Jeddah between 1884 and 1885. The pilgrims are photographed in a courtyard-like space with foliage visible in the background. The negatives had handwork applied. Title and date from item. Plate no. 21 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889).The plate is numbered (XXI) and titled in German under each image. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0021 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26516068 BIB-ID: 2831585 Show less
The story of Hajji Ali, the great sultan, and his son, the Amir Kheyyun -- A story concerning the ignorance of slaves -- A story concerning the... Show moreThe story of Hajji Ali, the great sultan, and his son, the Amir Kheyyun -- A story concerning the ignorance of slaves -- A story concerning the folly of jealousy -- The story of the Prince of Kermanshah and of his misfortunes -- The story of the youth Jamil, the son of a merchant in Bagdad -- The story of the lost soul -- The story of Maqdad, he was the hero of Hilla -- A man's honour is in the hair of his moustache -- The story of Khalid, the coppersmith of Nasiriya -- The story of the son of the pilgrim -- The story of the cloak which was the father of a child -- The story of the two dancers -- The story of Sheikh Mizeil el Qurnachi, a man of a noble family, though his lands were poor -- The story of Daoud the Camel and of his misfortunes -- Between truth and falsehood lie four fingers -- The story of Abdul Rehman abu Sultan and the tongue of the dead. translated and set down by C.G. Campbell and illustrated by John Buckland-Wright. "First published 1949"--T.p. verso. Main Heritage Shelves General GR275 .T35 1949 Book Item-ID: i10184454 BIB-ID: 1020081 Show less
Muslim pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and prilgrimages--ʻArafāt (Saudi Arabia) , Tents, Camps
Photograph showing pilgrims with tents, camels, and livestock gathered at the rest station of Arafat during the Hajj. The photograph was taken the... Show morePhotograph showing pilgrims with tents, camels, and livestock gathered at the rest station of Arafat during the Hajj. The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889. Title from caption list in original portfolio. Date from original item. Plate no. 16 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (XVI). Erased Arabic description and signature “Photography by al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar, doctor in Mecca” in the upper and lower part of the print. The negative has handwork applied. Manuscript annotation in Arabic under the print "عَرَفَات" Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.11014-0010 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26542493 BIB-ID: 2832259 Show less
