Arabian horse, Arabian horse--Sahara, SF283 .D38 1851
par Daumas ; Ouvrage publié avec l'autorisation du Ministre de la Guerre. First edition of General Daumass work treating all aspects of the Arabian... Show morepar Daumas ; Ouvrage publié avec l'autorisation du Ministre de la Guerre. First edition of General Daumass work treating all aspects of the Arabian horses of the Sahara desert. Later French editions of this work were published up to 1864; it also was translated into English and German. The book is divided into two parts and includes extensive information on the principles of Arabian cavalry, military costumes of horsemen, celebrated Arabian horse breeds (Haymour, Bou-ghareb, Meizique), how to choose and acquire your horse, nutrition, hygiene, the meaning of the variously coloured horse attires, rigging, veterinarian medicine and illnesses, crippledness, castration, various kinds of military attacks in the deserts and how to execute them, tribal wars, as well as ostrich, gazelle, and falcon hunting. The book concludes with general remarks on the Sahara desert (pp. 335-365) and a letter (pp. 369-382) from the Algerian Sufi saint and military and religious leader Abd-el-Kader (Abdelkader El Djezairi (1808-83), the Emir of Mascara who founded the Algerian state and led the Algerians in their struggle against French domination (1840-46) and in 1847 was imprisoned with his family by the French government in the fortress of Lamalgue in Toulon (France). The Emir wrote the letter while Daumas served as French consul in Mascara. In this letter the Emir, calling himself Daumas friend, answers some questions Daumas previously asked him while preparing this book. M. J. E. Daumas (1803-71), a French general of the first cavalry division, was posted to Algeria in 1835, which Charles X had invaded five years previously. Daumas participated in 18 Algerian campaigns, including those of Mascara and Tlemcen. Between 1837 and 1839, Daumas resided in Mascara as consul and personally got to know the Emir of Mascara. He also was in charge of the Arab affairs department, the main instrument to administer cooperative tribes during in the insurgency which was reinstated by general Juchault de Lamoricière in 1841. While in Algeria, Daumas learned the Arabic language and became one of the French armys best experts on Arab culture in North Africa. Tribesmen came to respect him for his skills on horseback. In April 1850 he became director of Algerian affairs in the Ministry of War in Paris. In 1853 he was promoted to divisional general; in 1857 he was named senator. Upper joint cracked and corners bumped; marginal spotting and occasional browning. A good copy of this work, treating all aspects of the Arabian horse. Menessier de la Lance I, p. 348. Cf. Gay, Bibl. de lAfrique et lArabe 1198. Not in Podeschi. Main Heritage Shelves General SF283 .D38 1851 Book Item-ID: i16220456 BIB-ID: 1463227 Show less
The German Dominican Burchard of Mount Sion wrote down his experiences while or after spending several years in the Holy Land before, during and... Show moreThe German Dominican Burchard of Mount Sion wrote down his experiences while or after spending several years in the Holy Land before, during and after 1283. His work became a late medieval popular success and his description, although little studied, is considered a key document that influenced theperception of Palestine in both text and image, in travel accounts and maps until far into the sixeenth century. This edition bears no illustrations nor maps of the region and it is preceded by a summary of contents followed by an index of terms of 48 unnumbered pages. accipe Borchardi. Main Heritage Shelves General DS106 .B87 1519 Book Item-ID: i21508756 BIB-ID: 1950295 Show less
Pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim, Pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim--Saudi Arabia--Mecca, BP187.3 .R63 1931
About the Mahmal, the closed rectangular pyramidal canopy taken along on camelback on Egyptian and Syrian pilgrimages to Mecca before Ibn Saud's... Show moreAbout the Mahmal, the closed rectangular pyramidal canopy taken along on camelback on Egyptian and Syrian pilgrimages to Mecca before Ibn Saud's conquest of the Hejaz in 1925 - a "very curious custom in Islam", the origin and purport of which the present essay undertakes to investigate. "It is very improbable that the Mahmal [...] will be seen in the Hejaz again [...] The Mahmal is heretical to Islam, and the Wahhabis [...] have declined to admit the Mahmal into the Hejaz" (p. 117). - Wrapper shows insignificant ruststains from staples, otherwise in perfect condition. Cover title. Main Heritage Compact General BP187.3 .R63 1931 Book Item-ID: i16875461 BIB-ID: 1510965 Offprint from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. January, 1931 Show less
par E. de Hults Main Heritage Shelves General KRM500 .H85 1912 Book Item-ID: i2490093x BIB-ID: 2667518 Show morepar E. de Hults Main Heritage Shelves General KRM500 .H85 1912 Book Item-ID: i2490093x BIB-ID: 2667518 Show less
by Arthur Weigall. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General DT83 .W42 1934 Book Item-ID: i1004341x BIB-ID: 1006144 Show moreby Arthur Weigall. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General DT83 .W42 1934 Book Item-ID: i1004341x BIB-ID: 1006144 Show less
by Arthur E. Weigall. Reprinted in part from the Quarterly review, Blackwood's magazine and the Century magazine. Main Heritage Shelves General DT87.4... Show moreby Arthur E. Weigall. Reprinted in part from the Quarterly review, Blackwood's magazine and the Century magazine. Main Heritage Shelves General DT87.4 .W45 1911 Book Item-ID: i10209256 BIB-ID: 1022561 Show less
Published in 1923 in Collection Payot. At head of title: E.-F. Gautier. Main Heritage Shelves General DT333 .G28 1928 Book Item-ID: i10130676 BIB-ID:... Show morePublished in 1923 in Collection Payot. At head of title: E.-F. Gautier. Main Heritage Shelves General DT333 .G28 1928 Book Item-ID: i10130676 BIB-ID: 1014703 "Bibliographie" at end of each chapter. Also issued online. Show less
Main Heritage Shelves General DT548 .G2 1919 Book Item-ID: i10121432 BIB-ID: 1013779 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General DT548 .G2 1919 Book Item-ID: i10121432 BIB-ID: 1013779 Show less
([by] E. Ruete). E. Ruete is a pseudonym for Salāmah bint Saʻīd. Main Heritage Shelves General DT449.Z274 R84 1886 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20303075 BIB-ID:... Show more([by] E. Ruete). E. Ruete is a pseudonym for Salāmah bint Saʻīd. Main Heritage Shelves General DT449.Z274 R84 1886 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20303075 BIB-ID: 1015933 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, DT378 .F251 1925, 916.30472
by E. Alexander Powell; with many illustrations from photographs by Rexford W. Barton and the author. Main Heritage Shelves General DT378 .F251 1925 Book ... Show moreby E. Alexander Powell; with many illustrations from photographs by Rexford W. Barton and the author. Main Heritage Shelves General DT378 .F251 1925 Book Item-ID: i10065581 BIB-ID: 1008194 Show less
