Maison Bonfils (Beirut, Lebanon) photographer. Adelphoi Zangaki (Firm) photographer. Peridis & Georgiladakis photographer. still image art original still image Albumen prints. Portrait photographs. Photograph albums. vp 1890 monographic approximately 1890. fre 59 photographs in 1 album : albumen prints on card mount ; 28.2 x 39 cm

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Collection Photograph album showing women from Middle Eastern countries compiled in the later 19th century, probably by wealthy tourists. Photographs, produced by famous studios such as Bonfils, Brothers Zangaki, Peridis and Georgiladakis, show Muslim women in the traditional costumes of Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Sudan and other parts of the Ottoman Empire. There are also a few portraits of women representing religious minorities, such as the Jewish and Druze communities. No Known Copyright Title and date devised by Library staff. Photographs are house in a contemporary full leather binding with simple gilt fillets to covers; gilt inner dentelle. All edges gilt. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0199 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24742624 BIB-ID: 2624730 Orientalism Photographs Women Middle East Portraits aacr rda QAFCL 061217 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.111 2016/3/24) eng