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
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
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
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--Kerinci (Indonesia)--Portraits
Full-length seated portrait of six Muslim pilgrims from Kerinci, in the island of Sumatra - one of them is described as a sheikh of the same place.... Show moreFull-length seated portrait of six Muslim pilgrims from Kerinci, in the island of Sumatra - one of them is described as a sheikh of the same place. They squat or sit face forward on the ground, looking towards the camera. The photograph was probably taken in Jeddah between 1884 and 1885. The men are photographed in a courtyard-like space with plants – some in wide wooden pots – foliage and a window, fronted by bars, visible in the background. The negative had handwork applied. Title and date from item. Plate no. 34 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (XXXIV) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0034 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26519057 BIB-ID: 2831700 Show less
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Indonesia--Portraits, Malays (Asian people), Muslim religious leaders
Collection of four full-length seated portraits of Muslim pilgrims from Sumatra and of sheikhs for Malay pilgrims. The photographs were probably... Show moreCollection of four full-length seated portraits of Muslim pilgrims from Sumatra and of sheikhs for Malay pilgrims. The photographs were probably taken by Snouck Hurgronje in Jeddha between 1884 and 1885. The negatives had handwork applied and the original backgrounds have been substituted completely. Title and date from item. Plate no. 23 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (XXIII) and titled in German under each image. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26517176 BIB-ID: 2831616 Show less
People, People--Jiddah (Saudi Arabia)--Portraits, Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Jiddah (Saudi Arabia), Street-food vendors, Town criers, Shipowners--Guilds
Collection of three full-length seated portraits of local people from Jeddah, including a group portrait of the Sheikh - leader - of the ... Show moreCollection of three full-length seated portraits of local people from Jeddah, including a group portrait of the Sheikh - leader - of the “boatpeople” and his fellow guild members - probably people working or menaging the port of Jeddah, the main port of arrival for pilgrims -, a sweet seller holding a tray with stalks, and a man described as a “crier and broker” with his mouth open as if in the act of calling out. The photographs were probably taken by Snouck Hurgronje in Jedda between 1884 and 1885. Photographs were taken in a courtyard-like space with foliage and pots visible in the background. Title and date from item. Plate no. 24 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889).The plate is numbered (XXIV) and each collotype is titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0024 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26517334 BIB-ID: 2831622 Show less
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Indonesia--Portraits, Racially mixed children, Racially mixed children--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
Full-length standing portrait showing five Muslim pilgrims from the island of Ambon, from the Kai Islands and from Banda in Indonesia. On the left,... Show moreFull-length standing portrait showing five Muslim pilgrims from the island of Ambon, from the Kai Islands and from Banda in Indonesia. On the left, a boy described as the son of a man from the island of Ambon and a woman from Mecca. The adults face forward, looking towards the camera, while the young man averts his eyes. The photograph was probably taken by Snouck Hurgronje in Jeddah or Mecca between 1884 and 1885. The group is photographed in a courtyard-like space with plants – some in wide wooden pots – foliage and a window, fronted by bars, visible in the background. The negatives had handwork applied. Title and date from item. Plate no. 30 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (XXIX) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0030 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26518922 BIB-ID: 2831688 Show less
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Sambas (Indonesia)--Portraits, Patient representatives--Islamic law
Full-length portrait of four pilgrims from the Sultanate of Sambas, in modern day Indonesia, in the island of Borneo. Six of the men squat face... Show moreFull-length portrait of four pilgrims from the Sultanate of Sambas, in modern day Indonesia, in the island of Borneo. Six of the men squat face forward, looking towards the camera. The man standing behind them is described as the wakil (representative) of the sheikh. The photograph was taken by Snouck Hurgronje in Jeddah between 1884 and 1885. The men are photographed in a courtyard-like space with plants – some in wide wooden pots – foliage and a window, fronted by bars, visible in the background. The negative had handwork applied. Title and date from item. Plate no. 28 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (XXVIII) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0028 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26518855 BIB-ID: 2831680 Show less
von Felix Bamberg. 1892 ed. issued by Grote as 4. Hauptabtheilung, Th. 5 of Allgemeine Geschichte in Einzeldarstellungen. Main Heritage Shelves General ... Show morevon Felix Bamberg. 1892 ed. issued by Grote as 4. Hauptabtheilung, Th. 5 of Allgemeine Geschichte in Einzeldarstellungen. Main Heritage Shelves General D389 .B36 1888 Book Item-ID: i22510230 BIB-ID: 2405163 Includes bibliographical references. Show less
Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Shaybān (Arab tribe), Shaybān (Arab tribe)--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--Portraits, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
Full-length length standing portrait of a member of the Banu Shaybah tribe. The man stands facing forward and wears a pale-coloured turban and dark... Show moreFull-length length standing portrait of a member of the Banu Shaybah tribe. The man stands facing forward and wears a pale-coloured turban and dark outer robe over a quilted or embroidered robe. The photograph was probably taken in 1885. The original background has been substituted completely and patterns in the carpet as well as the man’s pale robe have been re-inscribed in the negative. Title and date from item. Plate no. 9 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (IX) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0009 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25614587 BIB-ID: 2720934 Show less
