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COLLECTION OF PORTRAITS from North Africa, Egypt, and the Holy Land Around 1890/1900
Collection of 61 photographs depicting individuals and groups of people.
Original photos mounted on PAT carton and in acid-free sleeve
This wide-ranging collection of portraits and figure studies of the period brings together photographs by both anonymous studios and renowned photographers such as Zangaki and Bonfils. It provides a vivid overview of the people of the region in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including individual portraits, occupational types, and group scenes. Men, women, and children are depicted in a variety of traditional garments and social settings, reflecting the cultural diversity of the region. The photographs i...
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TRADITIONAL WEAVING in North Africa 1920
Leather-bound album with 32 mounted photographs
This well preserved medium-sized leather album contains 32 carefully mounted photographs dedicated exclusively to the subject of traditional weaving in North Africa. The captions, neatly written in French, guide the viewer through the entire process, from the preparation of the raw material to the completion of various woven objects. A particular strength of the album lies in its systematic documentation of wool processing. The photographs show the preliminary stages in detail: washing, drying, carding and spinning the woo...
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Journey to Egypt and the Holy Land Around 1938
Album, comprising 42 pages with a total of 198 vintage prints,size between 6 x 8 and 8 x 10 cm
This travel album, comprising 42 pages with between two and six photographs per page, documents a journey to Egypt and the Holy Land undertaken around 1938, many of them captioned in English. The carefully arranged prints form a vivid visual narrative of a late interwar voyage through regions of enduring historical and religious significance. A substantial portion of the album is devoted to views of Cairo. Animated street scenes, river views and architectural landmarks convey the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the Egyptian capi...
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German Traveller‘s Album Egypt in 1925
Leather-bound album with a total of 209 photos on 63 pages
This well preserved heavy leather-bound album comprises 63 pages with on average three photographs per page and documents a German traveller‘s journey to Egypt in 1925. The album, entirely and meticuously captioned in German, offers a rich visual account of Cairo and the great pharaonic sites along the Nile. A large number of views are devoted to Cairo, including animated street scenes, mosques and bazaars, river views, and panoramic prospects that vividly convey the atmosphere of the Egyptian capital in the mid-1920s. The ...
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Egypt in 1929
Magnificent collection of 191 photogravures of Pharonic and Islamic monuments and sites in Cairo and Upper Egypt.
In 2 folders
A particularly atmospheric and well-preserved collection of 191 photogravures, arranged in two folders, documenting a journey to Egypt undertaken around New Year‘s Eve 1929. The images present a vivid visual record of a Nile voyage by houseboat, capturing both the celebrated monuments and some evocative land-scapes encountered along the route. All prints are carefully mounted on white embossed card, giving the ensemble a uniform and elegant presentation that reflects the refined touristic albums of the late 1920s. The series...
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Working Library OTTOMAN HISTORY
From the estate of the late Professor Petra K. Kappert (Hamburg)
(1945-2004)
262 titles in a total of 365 volumes, published between the early 16th and late 20th centuries, primarily in Ottoman Turkish, Arabic, English, Persian, French, Russian, Latin, and German.
The collection includes a number of rare publications like two volumes printed by Ibrahim Müteferrika and Tvrcici Imperii status. Seu Discursus varij de Rebus Turcarum (1630)
This very focussed working library is dedicated to Ottoman and Turkish history, law, politics, and diplomacy. Spanning several centuries of scholarship, the collection represents a treasure trove for historians. Anchored in primary sources and essential historiography, it features foundational Ottoman chronicles and biographical dictionaries, including the multi-volume works of Cevdet Paşa, İsmail Hakkı Uzunçarşılı, and Bursalı Mehmed Tahir. Scholars will find extensive resources detailing the intricacies of Ottoman governa...
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STUDIES IN ISLAMIC LAW AND SOCIETY
Renowned Brill Book Series, volumes 1-51
From the library of the late Professor Rudolph "Ruud" Peters, Emeritus of Islamic Law, University of Amsterdam, offered at very reduced package price (List price c. 8500 EUR)
Studies in Islamic Law and Society consist of monographs, collections of essays, critical editions of texts with annotated translation, and reference works whose subject-matter lies within the field of classical and modern Islamic law. Both the study of legal texts and legal discourse and the study of the social circumstances in which law has been and is being shaped - the reciprocity of influence of law on society and society on law - are integral to the series, and works representing either type of study or both will be co...
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REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION ON HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHY
20 Books mainly on Historic Photography in the Middle East offered as as lot.
Topics vary from editions of famous photographers to places like Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem, Beyrouth, Damascus, to various countries like Egypt, Holy Land, Emirates, and Libya, in addition several catalogues of exhibitions and collections.
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