Portrait of the Shah of Persia, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Written on the front of the card "Épinal... Show morePortrait of the Shah of Persia, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Written on the front of the card "Épinal le 26 Juillet 1900. Je ne toublie pas mon cher Maurice et je pense avec plaisir que tu es au repas et que tu respirera [sic.] le bon air des Monts dAuvergne ; la chaleur doit être plus supportable que dans nos contrées ; nous restons enfermés pendant la journée [...] et ce nest que le soir quon respire un peu mieux. Je passe une partie de mon temps à lire [...] traduit de langlaise par M.me de Watt et jai beaucoup de livres en prévision. [..] La chaleur vous mate et vous rend presque incapable dagir. [...] mon cher ami [...] mon bon baiser chez ta mère [...] Ton cher ami A.G.". Written on the back of the card: [Addressed to: ] Monsieur Maurice Sognet. Splendide Villa. Mont-Dore. Puy de Dôme. Postmark of the France Postage on back of card. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23702734 BIB-ID: 2524700 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
Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Egypt--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Portraits
The photograph portrays the man with a hookah, in front of a backdrop recreating a kind of idyllic rural scene. Title from item, date devised by... Show moreThe photograph portrays the man with a hookah, in front of a backdrop recreating a kind of idyllic rural scene. Title from item, date devised by Libray staff. The photograph is captioned and numbered (626) in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0069 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23694853 BIB-ID: 2523856 Show less
Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Egypt--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Portraits
The photograph portrays a sāīs (سايس). This traditional term refers to those handymen workers who were originally responsible for the care of... Show moreThe photograph portrays a sāīs (سايس). This traditional term refers to those handymen workers who were originally responsible for the care of horses and donkeys but that were also employed as guards and messengers. The French word coureur means in fact runner. The man photographed in a typical portrait pose in front of a backdrop recreating an Egyptian landscape. Title devised by Library staff, date from item.The photograph is signed, captioned and numbered (862) in the negative. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0073 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23694841 BIB-ID: 2523854 Show less
Title from item. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is titled, signed "P.Z." and numbered (15,107). Number in ink on the mount (74). Main... Show moreTitle from item. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is titled, signed "P.Z." and numbered (15,107). Number in ink on the mount (74). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0112 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26390218 BIB-ID: 2818052 Show less
Alexander , 356 B.C.-323 B.C, İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri., Sarcophagi--Decoration, Sarcophagi--Decoration--Photographs, Alexander Sarcophagus (Sidon, Lebanon), Alexander Sarcophagus (Sidon, Lebanon)--Photographs
The photograph shows one of the long sides of the sarcophagus, adorned with bas-relief carvings, depicting Alexander the Great routing the Persians... Show moreThe photograph shows one of the long sides of the sarcophagus, adorned with bas-relief carvings, depicting Alexander the Great routing the Persians during the Battle of Issus. Title from item, date and author devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered (12) in the negative. Numbered in ink (118) on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0067 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26389769 BIB-ID: 2818008 Show less
Hotel Continental, Gates, Gates--Tangier (Morocco), Architecture, French colonial, Architecture, French colonial--Morocco, Islamic architecture, Islamic architecture--Tangier (Morocco), Customhouses, Hotels
Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0038 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825363 BIB-ID: 2854659 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0038 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825363 BIB-ID: 2854659 Show less
The postcard shows the Eden Palace Hotel, which opened around 1900 in a location overlooking the Ezbekiyya Gardens (from this the old name of the... Show moreThe postcard shows the Eden Palace Hotel, which opened around 1900 in a location overlooking the Ezbekiyya Gardens (from this the old name of the street, and title of the postcard. "Genaineh" is جنينة, Egyptian Arabian for garden). Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso the logo of German publisher and "Cai[ro] 81". Manuscript annotation on the recto "I stayed in this hotel [Eden Palace Hotel] in 1915" and on the verso of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0061 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682582x BIB-ID: 2854700 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0022 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23705991 BIB-ID: 2525741 Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0022 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23705991 BIB-ID: 2525741 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered 1120 in the series "Scènes et types". Postmark of the French... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered 1120 in the series "Scènes et types". Postmark of the French Postage on front of card. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0017 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23705589 BIB-ID: 2525712 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered 462 in the series "Scènes et types". Three Postmarks of the... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered 462 in the series "Scènes et types". Three Postmarks of the French and Algerian Postage on front of card. On the back of the card the stamp "V. Giraud. Dépôt État Ain-Sefra-Algérie R.E.E.P. 16904" Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0028 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23705644 BIB-ID: 2525715 Show less
The photograph depicts a staged scene with orange vendors and veiled women. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Display... Show moreThe photograph depicts a staged scene with orange vendors and veiled women. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0027 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23706065 BIB-ID: 2525748 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered 102. Postmark of the Republique Libanaise on the back of the... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered 102. Postmark of the Republique Libanaise on the back of the card. Written on the back of the card [Addressed to] : Mr. Horace W. Border. 22 Hood Street. Lincoln. England. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0029 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23706077 BIB-ID: 2525749 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered 521. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0018 2-D Graphic ... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered 521. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0018 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2370567x BIB-ID: 2525719 Show less
par Aboû Manṣoûr ʻAbd al-Malik ibn Moḥammad ibn Ismâʻîl al-Thaʻâlibî ; texte arabe publié et traduit par H. Zotenberg. At head of title page: غرر... Show morepar Aboû Manṣoûr ʻAbd al-Malik ibn Moḥammad ibn Ismâʻîl al-Thaʻâlibî ; texte arabe publié et traduit par H. Zotenberg. At head of title page: غرر اخبار ملوك الفرس وسيرهم Translation of: Ghurar akhbār mulūk al-Fars wa-siyarihim. Includes bibliographical references and index. Text in Arabic with translation in French Show less
It collects views of sites in Palestine and Syria, including expeditions westerners made with Bedouins. With picturesque views of pre-historic... Show moreIt collects views of sites in Palestine and Syria, including expeditions westerners made with Bedouins. With picturesque views of pre-historic sites, various mosques and churches, and scenes of local inhabitants. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Most of the photographs are signed, numbered and captioned and signed the negative. The green leather portfolio is gilt-lettered and closed with ties; it contains loose albumen prints mounted on cardboard with notations in pencil in German on mounts recto. Prints size 21.6 x 27.9 cm. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0087 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23344064 BIB-ID: 2498267 Show less
الجزء الأول وثبة الأسد -- الجزء الثاني فريسة الأسد [تأليف اسكندر ديماس الكبير]. Main Heritage Shelves General PQ2224.A7 A54 1900 Book Item-ID: i23451233 ... Show moreالجزء الأول وثبة الأسد -- الجزء الثاني فريسة الأسد [تأليف اسكندر ديماس الكبير]. Main Heritage Shelves General PQ2224.A7 A54 1900 Book Item-ID: i23451233 BIB-ID: 2504235 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered (1794) in the negative. This photograph is on the verso of HC... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered (1794) in the negative. This photograph is on the verso of HC.HP.2017.0165. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0167 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24476936 BIB-ID: 2612360 Show less
William , 1859-1941, Byzantine revival (Architecture), Fountains
The photograph shows the Alman Çeşmesi. In the original caption the fountain is labelled Fontaine Guillaume, which literally means "William ... Show moreThe photograph shows the Alman Çeşmesi. In the original caption the fountain is labelled Fontaine Guillaume, which literally means "William (Wilhelm) Fountain. In fact, the fountain was built for second anniversary of German Emperor Wilhelm II's visit to Istanbul in 1898. Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (18162) and signed (P.Z.) on the print. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0195 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24487764 BIB-ID: 2537385 Show less
The photograph shows the the Mihrişah Valide Sultan Fountain. Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered ... Show moreThe photograph shows the the Mihrişah Valide Sultan Fountain. Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (18482) and signed (P.Z.) on the print. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0196 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24487818 BIB-ID: 2537386 Show less