Women, Women--Portraits, Brides--Islamic clothing and dress, Brides--Islamic clothing and dress--Mecca (Saudi Arabia), Eunuchs, Children, Household employees, Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Jiddah (Saudi Arabia)
Collection of four full-length portraits of women from Mecca and Jeddah. On of the portraits is attributed to the Austrian Orientalist explorer... Show moreCollection of four full-length portraits of women from Mecca and Jeddah. On of the portraits is attributed to the Austrian Orientalist explorer Siegfried Langer, who did extensive research in the Arabian Peninsula and Yemen and whose travel reports made valuable contributions to the study of inscriptions in Southern Arabia. The remaining photographs were taken in Mecca and Jeddah, 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. Two of the photographs were taken in a courtyard-like space with foliage and pots visible in the background. Title and date from item. Plate no. 25 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (XXV) and each collotype is titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0025 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23465104 BIB-ID: 2831628 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The postcard was printed in Great Britain for the Aden-based publisher A. R. Fernandez. Main... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The postcard was printed in Great Britain for the Aden-based publisher A. R. Fernandez. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2012.0003-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23693587 BIB-ID: 2523808 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered (W8731) in pencil on the verso of the print. Main Heritage... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered (W8731) in pencil on the verso of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0018-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23693551 BIB-ID: 2523805 Show less
Orientalism--Women, Orientalism--Women--Portraits, Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
The photograph portrays a woman in typical Orientalist dress and pose, sitting on a sofa and smoking hookah. The Turkish woman portrayed in old... Show moreThe photograph portrays a woman in typical Orientalist dress and pose, sitting on a sofa and smoking hookah. The Turkish woman portrayed in old Ottoman costume was a popular photographic genre at the end of the Nineteenth century. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, numbered (115) and signed on the negative. Number in ink on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0127 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23693563 BIB-ID: 2523806 Show less
Women, Women--Portraits, Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
The photograph is a typical example of woman dressed in "Turkish style", that is, veilded in a semi-transparent yashmak. Title and date devised by... Show moreThe photograph is a typical example of woman dressed in "Turkish style", that is, veilded in a semi-transparent yashmak. Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (785). Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0074 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23694385 BIB-ID: 2523837 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Photographs are mounted on Landry & Deschavannes (L. & D.) cards and signed "Nadar. Office Général de... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Photographs are mounted on Landry & Deschavannes (L. & D.) cards and signed "Nadar. Office Général de Photographie. 53 rue des Mathurins. Paris". Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0046-0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23465335 BIB-ID: 2505790 Show less
Photograph album collecting images of El Kantara Gorges, Sahara desert, market and streets of Biskra, date palms, a Moorish cafe, a caravan,... Show morePhotograph album collecting images of El Kantara Gorges, Sahara desert, market and streets of Biskra, date palms, a Moorish cafe, a caravan, irrigation systems and prayers in the desert and two women portraits, one weaving and the other posing in a studio. El Kantara. Les Gorges -- Le Désert du Sahara. Vue prise du Col de Sfa -- Biskra. Le Marché -- Biskra. Rue des Ouled Naïls -- Sahara Algérien. Palmiers Régime de Dattes -- Vieux Biskra. Une Rue -- Sahara Algérien. Un Café Maure -- Sahara Algérien. Caravane du Caïd Ben-Ganah -- Sahara Algérien. La Prière -- Sahara Algérien. Gourbi de Kamès, Femme tissant -- Sahara Algérien. Kattara, Puits à Irrigation aux Zibans -- Sahara Algérien. Femme des Ouled Naïls Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Title gilt-lettered in gold on the red cover. Each photograph - generally 18,5 x 12 cm - has typescript captions on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0220 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24956764 BIB-ID: 2528549 Show less
Title from item; date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned on the negative and on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP... Show moreTitle from item; date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned on the negative and on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0197-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2490272x BIB-ID: 2667572 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 163. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0063 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21953685 BIB-ID:... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 163. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0063 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21953685 BIB-ID: 2346536 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
