Muslim pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and prilgrimages--Miná (Saudi Arabia), Tents, Camps
Photograph showing pilgrims with tents, camels, and livestock gathered in the Mina Valley near Mecca during the Hajj. The photograph was taken the... Show morePhotograph showing pilgrims with tents, camels, and livestock gathered in the Mina Valley near Mecca during the Hajj. The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889. Title from caption list in portfolio. Date from item. Plate no. 11 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (XI). Erased Arabic description and signature “Photography by al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar, doctor in Mecca” in the upper and lower part of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0273-0011 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26533881 BIB-ID: 2831999 Show less
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Maluku (Indonesia)--Portraits, Kings and rulers (Islamic law)--Sultanate, Kings and rulers (Islamic law)--Sultanate--Indonesia, Muslim religious leaders, Imams (Mosque officers), Imams (Mosque officers)--Indonesia
Full-length seated portrait of three Muslim pilgrims from the Sultanate of Bacan, in the Maluku Islands, in modern day Indonesia. They are... Show moreFull-length seated portrait of three Muslim pilgrims from the Sultanate of Bacan, in the Maluku Islands, in modern day Indonesia. They are described as the son of the sultan - Prince Nur, as per Snouck Hurgronje's notes in his papers held at the Leiden Library -, his uncle and an imam. The men face forward, looking towards the camera. The photograph was probably 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. 31 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (XXXI) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0031 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26518934 BIB-ID: 2831691 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
First edition. Contains chapters on the characteristics of various breeds of horses, about breeding and stud features; the plate shows different... Show moreFirst edition. Contains chapters on the characteristics of various breeds of horses, about breeding and stud features; the plate shows different types of horseshoes. Fine provenance copy from the library of Duke Max in Bavaria (1808-88), father of Empress Elizabeth.The Duke had a hippodrome installed at his Ludwigsstrasse palace, where he regularly performed as dressage rider. Immaculate, spotless copy. Publisher's advertisements: p. 341-344. Main Heritage Shelves General SF285 .S34 1829 Book Item-ID: i16220572 BIB-ID: 1463239 Show less
Jerphanion, Guillaume de , 1877-1948, N7830 .T58 1940
Cover title. Main Heritage Shelves General N7830 .T58 1940 Book Item-ID: i10231146 BIB-ID: 1024750 Show moreCover title. Main Heritage Shelves General N7830 .T58 1940 Book Item-ID: i10231146 BIB-ID: 1024750 Show less
Horses--Anatomy, Horses--Anatomy--Atlases, Horses breeds, CHR 1886, PRO Pearson, Leonard (donor), SF765 .A45 1886
texte par Eugène Alix ..., dessins d'après nature par Edouard Cuyer. Elaborately illustrated, encyclopedic work on horses. All aspects of the horse... Show moretexte par Eugène Alix ..., dessins d'après nature par Edouard Cuyer. Elaborately illustrated, encyclopedic work on horses. All aspects of the horse are described by Eugène Alix, veterinary, including their appearance, different races, their reproduction, their entire anatomy and their organs, etc. Appealingly illustrated with anatomical colour plates with movable parts by Édouard Cuyer, painter and anatomist at the National Art Academy at Paris and professor of anatomy at the Rouen Academy of Arts. Some foxing throughout, but a nice set in the orginal bindings. Not in Graesse or Brunet. At head of title: E. Cuyer et E. Alix. Plates signed: Ed. Cuyer, del. et pinx.; Imp. Lemercier & Cie., Paris. "Dessins d'après nature par Edouard Cuyer, texte par Eugène Alix, preface par Mathias Duval."--Vol. 2. Atlas. Vol. 2. Atlas has XVI colored plates, cut out, superimposed and movable. Descriptive guard sheets included in pagination of Atlas. "L'ouvrage a été publié en 8 livraisons" --Catalogue général de la librairie française, t. 12, p. 12. Advertisements on verso of half-title on each vol. Main Heritage Shelves General SF765 .A45 1886 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i16220420 BIB-ID: 1463224 Show less
Horses, Horses--Diseases, Horsemanship, Médecine vétérinaire--Ouvrages avant 1800, Cheval--Ouvrages avant 1800, Cheval--Maladies--Ouvrages avant 1800, Équitation--Ouvrages avant 1800, SF285 .S65 1733
par le Sieur De Solleysel, escuyer. 18th century edition of this work first published in 1664. Jacques de Solleysel, Sieur du Clapier (1617-80), was... Show morepar le Sieur De Solleysel, escuyer. 18th century edition of this work first published in 1664. Jacques de Solleysel, Sieur du Clapier (1617-80), was a "célèbre écuyer et hippiàtre français, [...] fils dun officier des Gendarmes Ecoissais [...] Solleysel était un homme instruit, dun esprit distingué et dun commerce agréable. Il avait de nombreux amis et sa compagnie était recherchée par ses contemporains. Il était bon musicien et avait un certain talent de peinture et de dessein. Cest lui, dailleurs, qui a dessiné et signé le joli frontispice de son Parfait Maréchal Il est probablement aussi lauteur des pl. et fig. qui ornent cet ouvrage" (Mennessier de la L. II, 524). The engravings show a rising horse with the various parts of the body referenced by page-number, a numbered view of a horse, and a horse skeleton in whole and parts. The text woodcuts are "3 fig. de fers, 17 fig. de canons de mors et 8 fig. de branches" (ibid.). Ms. ownership note "Luigi Mannucci" (c. 1850) on front flyleaf. Avis au lecteur, tables des matières. Main Heritage Shelves General SF285 .S65 1733 Book Item-ID: i16220584 BIB-ID: 1463240 Show less
et accompagné d'un texte explicatif par M. L. Barré Many of the plates are signed Ade Bouchet. Main Heritage Shelves General N5769 .B37 1861 Book vol. 7 ... Show moreet accompagné d'un texte explicatif par M. L. Barré Many of the plates are signed Ade Bouchet. Main Heritage Shelves General N5769 .B37 1861 Book vol. 7 Item-ID: i24876549 BIB-ID: 2694896 Show less
et accompagné d'un texte explicatif par M. L. Barré Many of the plates are signed Ade Bouchet. Main Heritage Shelves General N5769 .B37 1861 Book vol. 4 ... Show moreet accompagné d'un texte explicatif par M. L. Barré Many of the plates are signed Ade Bouchet. Main Heritage Shelves General N5769 .B37 1861 Book vol. 4 Item-ID: i24876537 BIB-ID: 2694896 Show less
et accompagné d'un texte explicatif par M. L. Barré Many of the plates are signed Ade Bouchet. Main Heritage Shelves General N5769 .B37 1861 Book vol. 8 ... Show moreet accompagné d'un texte explicatif par M. L. Barré Many of the plates are signed Ade Bouchet. Main Heritage Shelves General N5769 .B37 1861 Book vol. 8 Item-ID: i24876550 BIB-ID: 2694896 Show less
