Wünsche, Alwin 1866-1933 still image art reproduction still image Chromolithographs. gw 1910 monographic Dresden : Leutert & Schneidewind, approximately 1910. ger 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color, on linen ; 76 x 104 cm

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Item. Vintage poster depictiging the Kaaba in Mecca and pilgrims performing the Tawaf (circumambulating). In the foreground a group of men, one of which is looking into the viewer. The original painting is likely to be the work of the German painter Rudolf Hellgrewe (1860 – 1935). The illustration and the poster are related to the Middle East section of the book by Dr Alwin Wünsche (1866-1933) "Land und Leben. Geographische Wandbilder in künstlerischer Ausführung". No Known Copyright Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The poster is inscribed "Dr. A. Wünsche: Land und Leben Reihe VI: Nach Osten N.o 24" (Dr. A. Wünsche: Land and Life Series VI: Middle East N. 4). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0178 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26223508 BIB-ID: 2802590 Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia) Tourism Tunisia 20th Century Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages Saudi Arabia Meccaز Salat Mosques Saudi Arabia Mecca Prayer Islam Mecca (Saudi Arabia) aacr rda QAFCL 090220 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.111 2016/3/24) eng