par Roger de Scitivaux ; précédé d'une notice biographique par M. le comte de Ludre ; Orné de 25 lithographies d'après les dessins de l'auteur, par... Show morepar Roger de Scitivaux ; précédé d'une notice biographique par M. le comte de Ludre ; Orné de 25 lithographies d'après les dessins de l'auteur, par Jules Laurens. Relation d'un voyage fait en 1859-1860, en compagnie du comte de Paris et du duc de Chartres. Main Heritage Shelves General DT54 .S35 1873 Book Item-ID: i22509033 BIB-ID: 2405138 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DT54 .R33 1886
Première partie comprenant l'Égypte et le Sinaï -- Seconde partie comprenant la Palestine et la Syrie A.Raboisson. Two volumes of text in one + atlas. ... Show morePremière partie comprenant l'Égypte et le Sinaï -- Seconde partie comprenant la Palestine et la Syrie A.Raboisson. Two volumes of text in one + atlas. Main Heritage Shelves General DT54 .R33 1886 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i22893246 BIB-ID: 1835977 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, DS48.5 .B73 1840
par Eugène Boré. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48.5 .B73 1840 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i25614988 BIB-ID: 2720964 Includes bibliographical references and... Show morepar Eugène Boré. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48.5 .B73 1840 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i25614988 BIB-ID: 2720964 Includes bibliographical references and index. Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, DS48.5 .B73 1840
par Eugène Boré. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48.5 .B73 1840 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i25615002 BIB-ID: 2720964 Includes bibliographical references and... Show morepar Eugène Boré. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48.5 .B73 1840 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i25615002 BIB-ID: 2720964 Includes bibliographical references and index. Show less
Description and travel, Social life and customs, DS57 .N47 1889
Later edition of this landmark of the French Romantic view of the Orient, and the second edition to bear a preface by Théophile Gautier. "The... Show moreLater edition of this landmark of the French Romantic view of the Orient, and the second edition to bear a preface by Théophile Gautier. "The Orient was for Gautier and his friends, Nerval, Baudelaire, Villiers de L'Isle Adam, Barbey D'Aurevilly, Arsène Houssaye, and many others, that elsewhere where they could find beauty and escape from the ugliness of their society" (Dahab). Like his contemporaries Flaubert and Baudelaire, Gérard de Nerval felt drawn to the East, making his voyage in the 1840s and immersing himself in Arab culture; in Cairo his travelling companion even bought a slave-girl. Gautier's preface in the present edition notes that by the 1870s Nerval's account of the Orient could be found on the shelves of any "well-composed" library. Gautier also praises Nerval's perceptive rendering of the "respect which Islam accords to those souls visited by God" (p. I). Gautier himself had also visited the Middle East in the 1850s, although his account of these travels was not published until 1877. As Dahab describes it, "Gautier partook in the tendency of a whole generation around the 1840s who made of exotism a dream come true"; the influence of the Orient on the French imagination in the late 19th century cannot be underestimated. - Extremities slightly rubbed. Main Heritage Shelves General DS57 .N47 1889 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i16873506 BIB-ID: 1510766 Show less
Description and travel, Social life and customs, DS57 .N47 1889
Later edition of this landmark of the French Romantic view of the Orient, and the second edition to bear a preface by Théophile Gautier. "The... Show moreLater edition of this landmark of the French Romantic view of the Orient, and the second edition to bear a preface by Théophile Gautier. "The Orient was for Gautier and his friends, Nerval, Baudelaire, Villiers de L'Isle Adam, Barbey D'Aurevilly, Arsène Houssaye, and many others, that elsewhere where they could find beauty and escape from the ugliness of their society" (Dahab). Like his contemporaries Flaubert and Baudelaire, Gérard de Nerval felt drawn to the East, making his voyage in the 1840s and immersing himself in Arab culture; in Cairo his travelling companion even bought a slave-girl. Gautier's preface in the present edition notes that by the 1870s Nerval's account of the Orient could be found on the shelves of any "well-composed" library. Gautier also praises Nerval's perceptive rendering of the "respect which Islam accords to those souls visited by God" (p. I). Gautier himself had also visited the Middle East in the 1850s, although his account of these travels was not published until 1877. As Dahab describes it, "Gautier partook in the tendency of a whole generation around the 1840s who made of exotism a dream come true"; the influence of the Orient on the French imagination in the late 19th century cannot be underestimated. - Extremities slightly rubbed. Main Heritage Shelves General DS57 .N47 1889 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i2262112x BIB-ID: 1510766 Show less
Photographs depict the Dar Hassan Pasha palace, built in 1790 by Dey Mustapha Pacha and temporarily used a Library. The French photographer Camille... Show morePhotographs depict the Dar Hassan Pasha palace, built in 1790 by Dey Mustapha Pacha and temporarily used a Library. The French photographer Camille Silvy had studied law and had become a diplomat. While still a governmental officer, Silvy visited Algeria in 1857 on a commission from the Minister of Public Instruction to draw buildings and scenes to document and promote Colonial Algeria to the French public. After this experience, in 1858 he gave up his career and became a professional photographer. (Alger) Vue intérieure de la Bibliothèque -- Vue intérieure de l'Archive Titles from item; date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0218 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2516577x BIB-ID: 2528546 Mondenard, Anne de "L'Algérie, terre oubliée des photographes en Orient" In De Delacroix à Renoir: l'L'Algérie des peintres, ed. Institut du Monde Arab, Paris, Hazan, 2003, p. 109; Haworth-Booth, Mark, Camille Silvy photographe de la vie moderne, Paris, Jeu de Paume, 2011, p. 22-23. Show less
Public relationsAir France,, Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Airlines, Airlines--French--20th Century
Travel poster by Guy Georget advertising Air France flights to the Near and Middle. The painting depicts an Arab character and some stylized... Show moreTravel poster by Guy Georget advertising Air France flights to the Near and Middle. The painting depicts an Arab character and some stylized details recalling the exotic imaginary related to the Arabian Peninsula and the Arab world, namely a minaret, a dome, a dallah (the traditional Arab coffee pot) and an oil tower. The white outline around the image makes it appear almost like a collage. Guy Georget worked extensively with tourism boards to produce posters promoting travel and tourism. His first commercial posters appear in the late 1940s and from the 1960s he worked for Air France, prestigious employment for graphic artists of the time. His style is characterized by graphism with bolder lines and brighter colors. He was strongly influenced by Cubism. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. The poster is signed and tagged "Imp. S.A. Courbet_Paris.", "Printed in France" andRef: 21675_P/3_62". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0094 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26211658 BIB-ID: 2800131 Show less
Public relationsAir France, Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Airlines, Airlines--French--20th Century
Travel poster issued by the French airline company Air France advertising flights to the Near and Middle. The poster shows an airplane flying over... Show moreTravel poster issued by the French airline company Air France advertising flights to the Near and Middle. The poster shows an airplane flying over a walking figure in traditional Arab dress with camels and a mosque. The whole picture is framed between two pillars of antique site ruin. Sky, sea and desert are the background. Jean Even was a talented artist as a child. When he was studying in Madrid, because of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War he moved to Morocco instead, where he spent more than 20 years. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. At the bottom, a winged seahorse, Air France historic logo created in 1933. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0088 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26211245 BIB-ID: 2798649 Show less
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Ltd., Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Orient Express (Express train), Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Middle East
Travel poster advertising the passenger train route connecting London and Cairo by the Simplon Orient Express. The illustration by Jacques Touchet... Show moreTravel poster advertising the passenger train route connecting London and Cairo by the Simplon Orient Express. The illustration by Jacques Touchet shows a lady carrying a pot on her head underneath palm trees by the Nile, with the pyramids across the reflective water in the distance. Train route marked below the image with the railway line stops: "London, Brussels, Paris, Lausanne, Wien, Praha, Bordeaux, Milano, Berlin, Budapest, Beograd, Sofia, Athenes, Istanbul, Bucuresti, Ankara, Alep, Nissibin, Bagdad, Bassorah and Cairo". Title and date from item. The poster is signed "J. Touchet" and inscribed "LUCIEN SERRE & Cie. IMP. 15-17-19, Rue du Terrage, PARIS". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0106 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26214787 BIB-ID: 2800306 Show less
