Alhambra painted gesso plaque depicting a mihrab and four windows above, decorated in gilt and polychrome in the Nasrid style, with a black and... Show moreAlhambra painted gesso plaque depicting a mihrab and four windows above, decorated in gilt and polychrome in the Nasrid style, with a black and white Orientalist style photograph as a background, mounted in an "Arabesque" parquetry wood frame. The photograph is a staged souvenir picture showing three women with oriental costumes and musical instruments. Title and date devised from Library staff. The plaque is stamped Rafael Rus Acosta, 26. Old label on the verso the photograph, "Emilio ruiz, Casa Linares" and "Granada, Alhambre, 64". Arabic script carved on the upper and lower part of the frame "لاعلى الا الله". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0243 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2518927x BIB-ID: 2623721 Show less
The album collects photographs by the major photographers active in the Middle East at the end of the XIX century. Images include: statues and art... Show moreThe album collects photographs by the major photographers active in the Middle East at the end of the XIX century. Images include: statues and art crafts from the Museum of Gizah; Egyptian antiquities (pyramids, temples, hieroglyphics); Islamic architectures in Cairo (tombs, the Citadel, mosques and mashrabiyas); views of the streets of Cairo (hotels and bazaars); staged portraits of local people (artisans, women, peasants and musicians); the Nile river with traditional boats and ports. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Album with vellum-bound, in golden letter and ornaments. The album consists of 24 pages. Prints are pasted on both sides. On the paste-down there is a scratched ex libris "Metropolitan Museum of Art. [illegible] of the Costume Institute. [illegible] Art Worker's Club". Manuscript note "Sold and discarted in 1960s). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0096 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26485229 BIB-ID: 2830659 Show less
The imperial palace Ali Qapu in Isfahan. Regarded as the best example of Safavid architecture, it was originally built in 1000s AH/1590s CE by 1590... Show moreThe imperial palace Ali Qapu in Isfahan. Regarded as the best example of Safavid architecture, it was originally built in 1000s AH/1590s CE by 1590-1595/1000-1004 AH under Abbas the Great. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso the logo of the publisher. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0053 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682565x BIB-ID: 2854688 Show less
The Seljuk shrine dedicated to the Persian Sufi mystic Bayazid Bastami in Bastam, dated to 514 AH/1120 CE. Title from item, date devised by Library... Show moreThe Seljuk shrine dedicated to the Persian Sufi mystic Bayazid Bastami in Bastam, dated to 514 AH/1120 CE. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Union Postale Universelle. Carte postale de Perse. Séyéd Abdor Rahime Kachani, seraïé Amir, Téhéran, Perse". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0048 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825521 BIB-ID: 2854675 Show less
The 11th-century AH/17th-century CE shrine in Qadamgah, probably commissioned by the Safavid king Abbas the Great. Title from item, date devised by... Show moreThe 11th-century AH/17th-century CE shrine in Qadamgah, probably commissioned by the Safavid king Abbas the Great. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "برادران کاشانی" and "Inscription Joint Stock Company". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0049 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825557 BIB-ID: 2854678 Show less
The mausoleum of Imamzadeh Hossein, son of the 8th Imam Ali al-Rida built in Qazvin by Tahmasp I, the second shah of Safavid Iran from 930 AH/1524... Show moreThe mausoleum of Imamzadeh Hossein, son of the 8th Imam Ali al-Rida built in Qazvin by Tahmasp I, the second shah of Safavid Iran from 930 AH/1524 CE to 984 AH/1576 CE. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript text in German on the verso. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0050 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825569 BIB-ID: 2854680 Show less
The minaret of the Great Mosque of Aleppo (also called Zakaria mosque as it contains the tomb of the Phrophet Zacharia) was built in 483 AH/1091 CE... Show moreThe minaret of the Great Mosque of Aleppo (also called Zakaria mosque as it contains the tomb of the Phrophet Zacharia) was built in 483 AH/1091 CE by the Qadi of Aleppo during the Seljuk rule in Syria, destroyed during fighting in the Syrian Civil War in 2013. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0043 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825466 BIB-ID: 2854669 Show less