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Arabic Collection (page 8)

Background imageArabic Collection: Detail from the mosque in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevseh

Detail from the mosque in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevseh
Decorative detail from the mosque in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. Date: 2012

Background imageArabic Collection: Entry of Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey

Entry of Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey
The second courtyard of the Haji Bektash Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. Date: 2012

Background imageArabic Collection: The main door of Haji Bektash Veli Museum

The main door of Haji Bektash Veli Museum
The threshold of the dervish monestry is called the sky threshold, a spiritual journey within oneself begins with this exoteric door. Date: 2012

Background imageArabic Collection: The six point star diagram on the Fountain of the Three in H

The six point star diagram on the Fountain of the Three in H
The six point star diagram, Star of David or Solomon, on the Fountain of the Three (Uclar Cemsesi), as Irene Melikoff, a great scholar of the Bektashi who the Bektashi accepted

Background imageArabic Collection: Detail of the door of Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir T

Detail of the door of Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey Date: 2012

Background imageArabic Collection: Fountain

Fountain
" The fountain of the Three (Ucler Cesmesi) in the first courtyard of the Haji Bektash Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. It was built by Haji Feyzullah Baba who was the head of the dervish monastry in

Background imageArabic Collection: Post from Bektashi Meydan

Post from Bektashi Meydan
" In the meydan (" sacred space" ) of the Bektashi Sufi order are 12 " posts" ( Turkish meaning usually a skin, normally a sheepskin)

Background imageArabic Collection: The door of Balim Sultan Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in

The door of Balim Sultan Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in
Decorative detail from the tomb of Balim Sultan Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. Date: 2012

Background imageArabic Collection: The second door of Balim Sultan Tomb

The second door of Balim Sultan Tomb
" The second door of Balim Sultans Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehit Turkey. Balim Sultan is known amongst the Bektashi as the second founder of the order (Turkish Pir Thani)

Background imageArabic Collection: Grave Stone of a Bektashi Baba s

Grave Stone of a Bektashi Baba s
Tomb of a great Dedebaba or a Baba on the right approaching the entrance of Balim Sultan Tomb. Date: 2012

Background imageArabic Collection: The tree in front of Balim Sultan Tomb

The tree in front of Balim Sultan Tomb
Outside the door of the Balim Sultan Tomb, there is a black mulberry tree said to have been thrown as a burning brand from Horosan by Ahmet Yesevi, which determined where Haji Bektash was to go

Background imageArabic Collection: The Graveyard next to Balim Sultan Tomb

The Graveyard next to Balim Sultan Tomb
Bektashi graveyard next to Balim Sultans Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. Date: 2012

Background imageArabic Collection: Balim Sultan Tomb Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turke

Balim Sultan Tomb Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turke
" Balim Sultan is known amongst the Bektashi as the second founder of the order (Turkish Pir Thani). The present-day initiation service of a Bektashi is sometimes called " The Method of

Background imageArabic Collection: Door of Haci Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey

Door of Haci Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey
The main entrance of the Meydan of The Forty (Kirklar Meydani) and the tomb of Haji Bektash. Under this threshold is the staff of Uways-l Karani. Date: 2012

Background imageArabic Collection: Detail from Guvenc Abdal Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in

Detail from Guvenc Abdal Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in
Decorative detail from the tomb of Guvenc Abdal in Haji Bektash Tomb Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. Date: 2012

Background imageArabic Collection: Detail from the door of Haji Bektash Veli Museum

Detail from the door of Haji Bektash Veli Museum
Detail from the tomb of Haji Bektash Veli in Nevsehir Turkey Date: 2012

Background imageArabic Collection: Deatil from Haji Bektash Veli Museums door in Nevsehir Turk

Deatil from Haji Bektash Veli Museums door in Nevsehir Turk
The detail from the entrance of Haji Bektash Velis Tomb from the Meydan of the Forty (Kirklar Meydani). Date: 2012

Background imageArabic Collection: Turkish merchants, Constantinople, Turkey

Turkish merchants, Constantinople, Turkey
Turkish merchants at the entrance to a shop in Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey. Date: early 20th century

Background imageArabic Collection: European Gentleman in India learning Arabic

European Gentleman in India learning Arabic
An European Gentleman with his Moonshee, or Native Professor of Languages. (plate 1 of 20) Date: 1813

Background imageArabic Collection: School of carpet making, Algiers

School of carpet making, Algiers
Children employed at Madame Delfaus school of carpet making at 84 Boulevard Valee, Algiers, Algeria, North Africa. Date: 20th century

Background imageArabic Collection: Burgos, Spain - Arco de San Esteban

Burgos, Spain - Arco de San Esteban
Arco de San Esteban (Saint Stephens arch) at Burgos, Spain. Date: circa 1910

Background imageArabic Collection: Aleppo - Syria - Carving above the entrance

Aleppo - Syria - Carving above the entrance
Aleppo - Syria - Beautiful carving of serpents and arabic script above the second gate of the Citadel. Date: circa 1908

Background imageArabic Collection: Blue Mosque at Tabriz, Iran

Blue Mosque at Tabriz, Iran
The massive ruined gateway entrance to the Blue Mosque at Tabriz, Iran Date: circa 1910s

Background imageArabic Collection: Arabian Tableware

Arabian Tableware and dining scene. Date: 1904

Background imageArabic Collection: French Exhibition of 1900

French Exhibition of 1900 - the pavilions of French colonies abroad and the Champ de Mars - Paris. The lower level of the Eiffel Tower can be seen in the mdle distance Date: 1900

Background imageArabic Collection: Interior of the Ulu Mosque, Bursa, Turkey

Interior of the Ulu Mosque, Bursa, Turkey. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageArabic Collection: Ottoman Tombstone - Fatih Mosque, Istanbul

Ottoman Tombstone - Fatih Mosque, Istanbul Date: circa 1930

Background imageArabic Collection: Three ladies in outfits by Molyneux and Martial et Armand

Three ladies in outfits by Molyneux and Martial et Armand
Three fashionable ladies in the latest winter outfits. On the left, a beige velvet cape with honeycomb pattern, by Molyneux

Background imageArabic Collection: French submarine Turquoise renamed, Turkey, WW1

French submarine Turquoise renamed, Turkey, WW1
The French submarine Turquoise, captured by Ottoman forces, renamed Mustacip Onbasi and commissioned for operations in the Black Sea during the First World War. Date: late 1915

Background imageArabic Collection: French WW1 poster, African Army and Colonial Troops

French WW1 poster, African Army and Colonial Troops
French World War One poster depicting the African Army and Colonial Troops taking part in a day of battle. With Arabic writing in the top right corner. 1917

Background imageArabic Collection: Writing engraved on wall in Marrakech, Morocco

Writing engraved on wall in Marrakech, Morocco

Background imageArabic Collection: Muscat, Oman - Two Arab Chieftains

Muscat, Oman - Two Arab Chieftains Date: circa 1910s

Background imageArabic Collection: Cairo - The Arabic Law School

Cairo - The Arabic Law School Date: circa 1910s

Background imageArabic Collection: European man in a white suit, Middle East

European man in a white suit, Middle East
A European man in a dazzling white suit with rather short trousers and white shoes poses in front of a handwritten sign in arabic writing, in a street somewhere in the Middle East

Background imageArabic Collection: European couple with dog and car, Middle East

European couple with dog and car, Middle East
A middle aged European couple with their dog, and a car packed with suitcases, in the desert somewhere in the Middle East. There is arabic writing on the cars bonnet

Background imageArabic Collection: Arabic Souvenir seller, Aswan, Egypt

Arabic Souvenir seller, Aswan, Egypt
Arabic seller of cheap souvenirs, Aswan, Egypt. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Background imageArabic Collection: French troops practising using a mortar in Algeria

French troops practising using a mortar in Algeria
French troops practising firing a mortar in Algeria

Background imageArabic Collection: Water Seller - Libya

Water Seller - Libya
A water seller providing a drink to a seated lad outside a Mosque - Libya

Background imageArabic Collection: Example of Ottoman-era script

Example of Ottoman-era script
Good example of script using Arabic letter shapes, possibly Ottoman/Egyptian

Background imageArabic Collection: Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Old Mosque

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Old Mosque
The front of an old Mosque in Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Background imageArabic Collection: Photograph of a John Walker Clock

Photograph of a John Walker Clock
Photograph of a clock by John Walker of South Molton Street, London, with roman and arabic numerals around the dial and a circular wooden frame

Background imageArabic Collection: Cairo - Egypt - Bustling street scene

Cairo - Egypt - Bustling street scene



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