Masjid al-Ḥarām, Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia)--Pictorial works, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca
This view is part of Fischer von Erlach’s large compilation of historical architecture entitled “Entwurf Einer Historischen Architektur” (Project... Show moreThis view is part of Fischer von Erlach’s large compilation of historical architecture entitled “Entwurf Einer Historischen Architektur” (Project for a history of architecture). This view of Mecca appeared as plate VII (numbered here top right) in Book Three of the work, devoted to Arab, Turkish, Persian, Chinese and Japanese monuments. The view is accompanied by a caption in German and French, with numerous locations identified by a key, which recites: Prospect view of a part of the large city of Mecca, with its celebrated holy places, where according to the Mohammedans, was the location of the House of Abraham and the fountain of Ishmael; eventually where Mohammed wrote the Koran: This place is visited each year by caravans of Turks. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. "TA VII" inscribed on top of the plate. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.00007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25186802 BIB-ID: 2704616 Show less
A BRASS QIBLA POINTER AND A WOODEN QUADRANT OTTOMAN PROVINCES, 19TH CENTURY The pointer of rectangular form, the top and base with engraved... Show moreA BRASS QIBLA POINTER AND A WOODEN QUADRANT OTTOMAN PROVINCES, 19TH CENTURY The pointer of rectangular form, the top and base with engraved references and a circular table with hand, a boussola encased within; the quadrant with grid and graduation The pointer 3 5/8in. (9.4cm.) across; the quadrant 6 ½in. (16.5cm.) radius Related Features 8 things to know about İznik pottery [Article] Decoded: 17 things you can read in this Safavid court painting [Article] Main Heritage Display General QB85 .B73 3-D Object Item-ID: i23302136 BIB-ID: 2496392 Show less
Inscribed with Two Persian couplets instructing how to use the compass to find the qibla The qibla, or sacred direction towards the Ka'ba in Mecca,... Show moreInscribed with Two Persian couplets instructing how to use the compass to find the qibla The qibla, or sacred direction towards the Ka'ba in Mecca, was particularly researched in Safavid Persia during the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. More treatises on the determination of the qibla were compiled and more instruments for finding the qibla were constructed under the Safavids than in any period of Muslim history. Whilst some highly sophisticated instruments, such as world-maps centred on Mecca and fitted with grids preserving direction and distance to the centre, were made in Safavid Persia (the inspiration was a good five centuries older), simpler instruments, such as this compass, showing the qibla for specific localities were also popular and much more widespread (See King 1999, esp. pp.134-8 and 545). This particular qibla indicator includes cities such as Mecca, Medina, Najaf and Kerbala. 17th/18th century. brass body of circular form, hinged lid with small suspension loop, opening to reveal openwork leafy design with pointer and small hinge, the base incised with names of various localities, further engraved throughout with inscriptions, punched details and central floral motifs 1.9cm. height 6.8cm. diam. Main Heritage Vault HC.3D.2017.0003 3-D Object Item-ID: i24498257 BIB-ID: 2537131 Show less
Hand written in the back of the photograph: Dr. Abdul Latif giving a speech. Dr. Makar, Dr. Morai, Dr. Sami. Title and date from the item. Main... Show moreHand written in the back of the photograph: Dr. Abdul Latif giving a speech. Dr. Makar, Dr. Morai, Dr. Sami. Title and date from the item. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0263-0015 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25390570 BIB-ID: 2709645 Show less
Great Britain. Army. Royal Army Medical Corps, Armies--Officers, Armies--Officers--Photographs, Railroads, World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns, World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Arab countries--Palestine
Photograph albums belonging to the British medical officer Edward Guest, who served in the 2/1st East Anglian Field Ambulance, part of the 54th... Show morePhotograph albums belonging to the British medical officer Edward Guest, who served in the 2/1st East Anglian Field Ambulance, part of the 54th Division’s Royal Army Medical Corps in the Territorial Force. The first album is titled “photographs of the Suez Canal Zone. April 1916 to Xmas 1916”; the second “contains views of the advance made by the British across the Sin[ai] desert into Palestine 1917–18”. Among the diverse subjects are: the Canal and its environs, the officers and men of the Field Ambulance, railways, trenches, fortifications, and tent camps (with scenes of camp life), an Indian camel corps and transport camels used as ambulances, fishing from pontoon bridges, as well as views of the desert, an expedition into Sinai, shell-shocked men in Gaza, the ruins of shelled buildings, soldiers laying telegraph wires (by camel) and making a railway cutting, a railway accident, a cannon captured from the Turkish army, irrigation pumps and vegetation in Palestine. Portraits of local men and women, market scenes and merchants, grilling camel flesh. Ultimately, street scenes in Jerusalem, views of the Old City, of the Mosque of Omar, and Jericho. Title and date from item. Photographs, mostly 6 x 8 cm, are set in window pages (square and round ones) and generally manuscript captioned in white and yellow paint. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0228.02 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25174496 BIB-ID: 2624725 Show less
Great Britain. Army. Royal Army Medical Corps, Armies--Officers, Armies--Officers--Photographs, Railroads, World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns, World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Arab countries--Palestine
Photograph albums belonging to the British medical officer Edward Guest, who served in the 2/1st East Anglian Field Ambulance, part of the 54th... Show morePhotograph albums belonging to the British medical officer Edward Guest, who served in the 2/1st East Anglian Field Ambulance, part of the 54th Division’s Royal Army Medical Corps in the Territorial Force. The first album is titled “photographs of the Suez Canal Zone. April 1916 to Xmas 1916”; the second “contains views of the advance made by the British across the Sin[ai] desert into Palestine 1917–18”. Among the diverse subjects are: the Canal and its environs, the officers and men of the Field Ambulance, railways, trenches, fortifications, and tent camps (with scenes of camp life), an Indian camel corps and transport camels used as ambulances, fishing from pontoon bridges, as well as views of the desert, an expedition into Sinai, shell-shocked men in Gaza, the ruins of shelled buildings, soldiers laying telegraph wires (by camel) and making a railway cutting, a railway accident, a cannon captured from the Turkish army, irrigation pumps and vegetation in Palestine. Portraits of local men and women, market scenes and merchants, grilling camel flesh. Ultimately, street scenes in Jerusalem, views of the Old City, of the Mosque of Omar, and Jericho. Title and date from item. Photographs, mostly 6 x 8 cm, are set in window pages (square and round ones) and generally manuscript captioned in white and yellow paint. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0228.01 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25174435 BIB-ID: 2624725 Show less
دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Architecture, Architecture--Qatar, Buildings, Buildings--Qatar, History
Title and date devised. There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the Photographs are part of the Archives of Dār al... Show moreTitle and date devised. There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the Photographs are part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photographs n. 395. Qatar, Building. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0010-0598 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24484040 BIB-ID: 2617540 Show less
دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Architecture, Architecture--Qatar, Antiquities, Antiquities--Qatar, History
Title and date from the item. Photographs are part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photographs n. 487. Qatar, Antiquities. Main... Show moreTitle and date from the item. Photographs are part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photographs n. 487. Qatar, Antiquities. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0010-0438 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24384410 BIB-ID: 2592361 Show less
دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Roads--Cars, Roads--Highways--Cars, History
The photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 389. ٌRoads, Qatar. Title and date devised. Main Heritage... Show moreThe photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 389. ٌRoads, Qatar. Title and date devised. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0010-0538 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24439447 BIB-ID: 2594941 Show less
دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Banks, Banks--Qatar, Finance and the economy, Finance and the economy--Qatar, بنك, History
Title devised. Text at the back of the photograph: A Baluchi worker (night watchman) sits crossed legged at the entrance of his tent, sewing. In... Show moreTitle devised. Text at the back of the photograph: A Baluchi worker (night watchman) sits crossed legged at the entrance of his tent, sewing. In background is the modern building of Qatar Monetary Agency (Central Bank). When the sun is in the right position, the centre of the bank building turns gold. There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 270. Qatar, Banks. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0010-0853 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24526137 BIB-ID: 2623447 Show less
Amateur photograph album compiled by a French man in the 1930s. Snapshots cover a variety of places and subjects such as excavations in Mari ... Show moreAmateur photograph album compiled by a French man in the 1930s. Snapshots cover a variety of places and subjects such as excavations in Mari (modern Tell Hariri), aerial photographs of Aleppo, views of antiquities and Islamic architectures and of a chemical-industrial site. A large number of people from local tribes, mainly living in the eastern Syria Iraq bordering province of Deir Ez-Zor but also from other parts of the country and possibly also in Turkey. Many snapshots of family members portrayed at home, posing with local people, travelling or wearing traditional clothes. Title and date devised by Library staff. Photographs measurements range from 6 x 6 cm to 12,5 x 17,5 cm. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0246 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25234067 BIB-ID: 2686969 Show less
Archaeological sites--Antiquities, Archaeological sites--Antiquities--Photographs, Women travelers, Women travelers--Middle East--Photograph albums, History, Antiquities
Amateur photograph album compiled by a French woman travelling to Syria between 1935 and 1936. Snapshots of Beirut, Palmyra, and Aleppo. Many... Show moreAmateur photograph album compiled by a French woman travelling to Syria between 1935 and 1936. Snapshots of Beirut, Palmyra, and Aleppo. Many portraits of the French lady during her excursions, together with friends and locals; some portraits were taken in a place captioned "T2". Views of a chemical-industrial site. Title and date from item. Photographs (format 6 x 8,5 cm) are captioned in pencil by the author. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0247 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25234286 BIB-ID: 2686971 Show less
France. Armée de l'air., Archaeological sites--Antiquities, Archaeological sites--Antiquities--Photographs, Armies--Officers, History
Amateur album compiled documenting a journey from Palestine to Syria. In Palestine, there are views of Jerusalem, Nazareth, Tabgha and the Sea of... Show moreAmateur album compiled documenting a journey from Palestine to Syria. In Palestine, there are views of Jerusalem, Nazareth, Tabgha and the Sea of Galilee, Capernaum and Mont Thabor. Photographs in Syria are mostly related to Raqqa and show the Old City, the Serail, the Baghdad Gate, wells, the Euphrates, ancient Roman ruins in Al Resafa, the Qal'at Ja'bar. as well as local people and costumes, including a marriage. Some aerial views of the city and of the military base of the 7th squadron of the 39th French Aviation Regiment. Title and date from item. Photographs (format 9 x 12 cm) are captioned in pencil by the author. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0248 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25234419 BIB-ID: 2686967 Show less
Abdulaziz bin Khalifah Al Thani, دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Qatar. Wizārat al-Mālīyah wa-al-Batrūl, Petroleum, Petroleum--Qatar, Ministers, Ministers--Qatar, History
There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House.... Show moreThere is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 5772 Abdulaziz bin Khalifah , Qatar. Title from item. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0010-0651 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24497599 BIB-ID: 2621539 Show less
دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Mosques, Mosques--Qatar, History
Title devised. There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād... Show moreTitle devised. There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 220 Mosques, Qatar. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0010-0897 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24534456 BIB-ID: 2624008 Show less
دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Archaeology, Archaeology--Qatar, Antiquities, Antiquities--Qatar, History
The photograph potrays the members of a French archeological mission in Qatar. From the left side: the anthropologist Anie Montigny, the geologyst... Show moreThe photograph potrays the members of a French archeological mission in Qatar. From the left side: the anthropologist Anie Montigny, the geologyst Jean-Pierre Perthuisot, Marie-Louise Inizan, Professor Jacques Tixier leading the mission and the photographer Eric Yanzi. Title from the item. Date devised by Library Staff. There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that Photographs are part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photographs n. 487. Qatar, Antiquities. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2015.0010-0439 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24384422 BIB-ID: 2592362 Show less
دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Banks, Banks--Qatar, Currency--Buildings, Currency--Money--Buildings, History
There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House.... Show moreThere is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 271 Banks, Qatar. Title from the item, date devised. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0010-0106 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23896875 BIB-ID: 2553379 Show less
دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Education, Education--Qatar, Qatar University, Qatar University--Qatar, History
Title and date from the item. There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al... Show moreTitle and date from the item. There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n.350. Qatar, Universities. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0010-0091 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23892730 BIB-ID: 2553227 Show less
Ali ibn Abdullah̄ , 1949- 1960, دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Rulers, Rulers--Qatar, History
There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House.... Show moreThere is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 9421 Ali Al Thani, Qatar. Title and date from the item. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0010-0384 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24334443 BIB-ID: 2585876 Show less
Khalīfah ibn Ḥamad Āl Thānī , 1932-2016, دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Rulers, Rulers--Qatar, History
There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House.... Show moreThere is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 230 celebrations , Qatar. النص خلف الصورة: الشيخ خليفة بن حمد آل ثاني أمير قطر يسلم قادة الوحدات العسكرية أعلامها في بداية العرض العسكري Title from the item. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0010-0951 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24630317 BIB-ID: 2644664 Show less