Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Parades & processions, Parades & processions--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--1910-1920--Photographs, Architecture, Domestic, Architecture, Domestic--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--Photographs--1910-1920, Pashas
This street view depicts the Egyptian mahmal in Mecca. Osman Pasha, Hejaz military commander and governor (r. 1882-1886), is depicted at the center... Show moreThis street view depicts the Egyptian mahmal in Mecca. Osman Pasha, Hejaz military commander and governor (r. 1882-1886), is depicted at the center of the image. The plate was based on a photograph probably taken by the Egyptian army engineer Muhammad Sadiq Bey (1832 – 1902) on the occasion of the departure of the mahmal on 1 Muharram 1303 AH (October 1885 CE). Title and date from item. Plate no. 5 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (V) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26503153 BIB-ID: 2831251 Show less
Slaves--Circassians, Slaves--Circassians--Potraits, Muslim merchants, Muslim merchants--Portraits
Group portrait showing a merchant, possibly the Grand Sharif's permanent representative in Jeddah, and his Circassian slave. The photograph was... Show moreGroup portrait showing a merchant, possibly the Grand Sharif's permanent representative in Jeddah, and his Circassian slave. The photograph was probably taken between 1884 and 1885 in Jeddah. The negative has had handwork applied and the original background has been substituted completely. Title and date from item. Plate no. 11 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889).The plate is numbered (XI) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0011 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26505769 BIB-ID: 2831352 Show less
Troupe of 12 seated and standing men, several holding musical instruments. The word ‘tumburah’ refers to the six-stringed harp-like musical... Show moreTroupe of 12 seated and standing men, several holding musical instruments. The word ‘tumburah’ refers to the six-stringed harp-like musical instrument held by the man seated at center. The instrument is adorned with two fans of feathers and is apparently plucked with the fingers. Four other men sit or crouch, holding various drums between their knees. The plate was based on a photograph taken by Snouck Hurgronje in Jeddah between 1884 and 1885. Title and date from item. Plate no. 18 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (XVIII) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0018 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26515519 BIB-ID: 2831562 Show less
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Aceh (Indonesia)--Portraits, Patient representatives--Islamic law
Full-length portrait of four Muslim pilgrims from Aceh, in the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The group faces forward, looking towards the camera.... Show moreFull-length portrait of four Muslim pilgrims from Aceh, in the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The group faces forward, looking towards the camera. The two men standing behind are described as wakils (representatives). The photograph was probably taken 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. 36 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (XXXVI) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0036 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26519173 BIB-ID: 2831705 Show less
Kabyles, Description and travel, DT310 .T43 1926, 916.4 T318X
by Bernd Terhost, with an introduction by Douglas Booth; with eight drawings and three photographs by the author. Translation of Feuer am Rif. Main... Show moreby Bernd Terhost, with an introduction by Douglas Booth; with eight drawings and three photographs by the author. Translation of Feuer am Rif. Main Heritage Shelves General DT310 .T43 1926 Book Item-ID: i10243537 BIB-ID: 1025989 Show less
Women, Women--Portraits, Brides--Islamic clothing and dress, Brides--Islamic clothing and dress--Mecca (Saudi Arabia), Eunuchs, Children, Household employees, Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Jiddah (Saudi Arabia)
Collection of four full-length portraits of women from Mecca and Jeddah. On of the portraits is attributed to the Austrian Orientalist explorer... Show moreCollection of four full-length portraits of women from Mecca and Jeddah. On of the portraits is attributed to the Austrian Orientalist explorer Siegfried Langer, who did extensive research in the Arabian Peninsula and Yemen and whose travel reports made valuable contributions to the study of inscriptions in Southern Arabia. The remaining photographs were taken in Mecca and Jeddah, between 1885 and 1887, by Snouck Hurgronje and by the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s). The negatives had handwork applied. Two of the photographs were taken in a courtyard-like space with foliage and pots visible in the background. Title and date from item. Plate no. 25 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (XXV) and each collotype is titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0025 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23465104 BIB-ID: 2831628 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General Book Item-ID: i10081239 BIB-ID: 1009759 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General Book Item-ID: i10081239 BIB-ID: 1009759 Show less
Crusius, Philipp , 1597-1676, Brüggemann, Otto , 1600-1640, Voyages and travels, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS7 .O44
Written originally by Adam Olearius, secretary to the embassy. Faithfully rendered into English, by John Davies. Vol. 2 has special t.-p: The... Show moreWritten originally by Adam Olearius, secretary to the embassy. Faithfully rendered into English, by John Davies. Vol. 2 has special t.-p: The voyages & travels of J. Albert de Mandelslo ... into the East-Indies ... "He [Frederick] employ'd in this embassy Philip Crusius ... and Otton Brugman." cf. p. 1. Show less
Main Heritage Compact General Book Item-ID: i10081239 BIB-ID: 1009759 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General Book Item-ID: i10081239 BIB-ID: 1009759 Show less
Kabyles, Description and travel, DT310 .T43 1926, 916.4 T318X
by Bernd Terhost, with an introduction by Douglas Booth; with eight drawings and three photographs by the author. Translation of Feuer am Rif. Show moreby Bernd Terhost, with an introduction by Douglas Booth; with eight drawings and three photographs by the author. Translation of Feuer am Rif. Show less
by Robert Robert. Thesis originally written in German, under title "Das familienrecht im Qorân", and presented to the University of Leipzig for the... Show moreby Robert Robert. Thesis originally written in German, under title "Das familienrecht im Qorân", and presented to the University of Leipzig for the degree of doctor of philosophy in 1907. Subsequently a section of the work was published in a series of Semitic studies (Leipziger semitistische studien, II, 6) under title Das familien-, sklaven-, und erbrecht im Qorân. cf. Pref. "Literature": p. 125-126. Show less
Frame / ordinary Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00167 Print Map Item-ID: i11403287 BIB-ID: 1172671 Show moreFrame / ordinary Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00167 Print Map Item-ID: i11403287 BIB-ID: 1172671 Show less
Railroads, Railroads--Saudi Arabia--Hejaz, Pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim, Pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim--Saudi Arabia--Mecca--Photographs, Scientific expeditions, Scientific expeditions--Arab countries--Photographs
Photographs showing major sites and geographic features of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, and Palestine. Most of the photographs were taken... Show morePhotographs showing major sites and geographic features of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, and Palestine. Most of the photographs were taken between 1905 and 1915 by Bernard Moritz, but some also by his Turkish friends, especially for areas where non-muslim were prohibited from going. Pictures depict pilgrims on the Hajj to Mecca, Bedouins, the building of the Hejaz railway between Damascus and the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, Jeddah, Petra, and Mount Sinai. Bernard Moritz was an Arabist and archaeologist. from 1898 to 1911 he was in charge of the Khedival Library and Archive in Cairo. During his stay in Egypt, he made numerous research trips to Sinai and Hejaz. Title and date from item. Photographs are tipped onto 50 card mounts with printed captions, numbered 1-100. Bookplate designed by Julius Diez approximately in 1914 on verso of title; "A. Toluboff" (probably the Russian-born Hollywood art director, 1882-1940), blindstamped. label on recto of title. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0105 Book Item-ID: i23186653 BIB-ID: 2489491 Show less
