The photograph shows groceries shops and local people. In the Arabic version of the title the setting is not a generically "indigenous town" but... Show moreThe photograph shows groceries shops and local people. In the Arabic version of the title the setting is not a generically "indigenous town" but the name of the village الاحباس (al-Aḥbās) is reported. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0016 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23705930 BIB-ID: 2525704 Show less
Loiseleur-Deslongchamps, Auguste , 1774-1849, Martin, Louis-Aimé , 1786-1847
tr. en français; suivis de plusieurs autres recueils de contes, tr. des langues orientales. The author maintains that the tales were tr. from a ms.... Show moretr. en français; suivis de plusieurs autres recueils de contes, tr. des langues orientales. The author maintains that the tales were tr. from a ms. copy of a Persian collection entitled: Hezaryek-Rous (Hazar yek ruz) Show less
Traduction accompagnée du texte par P. de Koning. Text and French translation on opposite pages. Main Heritage Shelves General RC916 .R39 1896 Book Item... Show moreTraduction accompagnée du texte par P. de Koning. Text and French translation on opposite pages. Main Heritage Shelves General RC916 .R39 1896 Book Item-ID: i2275121x BIB-ID: 2536057 Show less
Masjid al-Nabawī al-Sharīf., Guards, Guards--Medina (Saudi Arabia)--Portraits, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Mosques, Mosques--Medina (Saudi Arabia)--Photographs
The name of the Shaykh is indicated only in the French version of the title. The three servants depicted in the picture are the so-called aghas,... Show moreThe name of the Shaykh is indicated only in the French version of the title. The three servants depicted in the picture are the so-called aghas, the Abyssinian guardians of the Prophet's Mosque; aghas were responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the holy mosques and they also guarded the Prophet ’s tomb. Two aghas sit to the left and right of the seated shaykh, while the third servant stands behind him. All of them are looking into the camera. The photograph was taken indoor, against a blank white backdrop and it recalls classical late 19th-century studio portraits. Date and title from item. The photograph is dated and signed in the negative - both in Arabic and French. Autograph captions - still in Arabic and in French - on the recto and on the verso of the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0265-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25456623 BIB-ID: 2712662 Show less
Masjid al-Nabawī al-Sharīf., Guards, Guards--Medina (Saudi Arabia)--Portraits, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Mosques, Mosques--Medina (Saudi Arabia)--Photographs
The name of the Shaykh is indicated only in the French version of the title. The two servants depicted in the picture are the so-called aghas, the... Show moreThe name of the Shaykh is indicated only in the French version of the title. The two servants depicted in the picture are the so-called aghas, the Abyssinian guardians of the Prophet's Mosque; aghas were responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the holy mosques and they also guarded the Prophet ’s tomb. In this portrait, the Shaykh sits on a stool outside the mosque, on a stark exterior pavement, while the two aghas deferentially stand at his left and right, without looking at the camera. Date and title from item. The photograph is dated and signed in the negative - both in Arabic and French. Autograph captions - still in Arabic and in French - on the recto and on the verso of the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0265-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25456787 BIB-ID: 2712665 Show less
مسجد الخيف., Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Camps--Photographs
Manuscript annotations under and behind the print highlight what is visible in the picture, that is the Masjid al-Khayf ("جامع الخيف = Mosquée El... Show moreManuscript annotations under and behind the print highlight what is visible in the picture, that is the Masjid al-Khayf ("جامع الخيف = Mosquée El Kheif") and the tents of the Egyptian pilgrims, ("مقام الحج المصري = Campements des pèlerins égyptiens") during the day of the Sacrifice ("Mouna, le jour du sacrifice, Grand Bagrama [sic]"). Date and title from item. The photograph is dated and signed in the negative - both in Arabic and French. Autograph captions in Arabic and in French on the recto and on the verso of the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0265-0006 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25456829 BIB-ID: 2712668 Show less
