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Tombs of the Prophet Muḥammad and the Caliphs Abū Bakr and ‘Umar.  

Publication Date:  1637-1638 CE
Creator:  Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli (d 1465); mystic
الجزولي، محمد بن سليمان، 807-870 هـ
Jazūlī, Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān, ?-1465
Material:  Watercolour, gold and ink on paper
Measurements:  H18.5 x W12.7cm
Subjects:  Green Dome
القبة الخضراء
Al-Masjid an-Nabawī
Mosque of the Prophet (Medina, Saudi Arabia)
المسجد النبوي‎
Masjid al-Nabawī al-Sharīf
مسجد النبوي الشريف
آسيا -- المملكة العربية السعودية -- المدينة المنورة -- المدينة المنورة -- المسجد النبوي
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Donated by E.J. Parsal, Esq. 1921

Sha'ir Harith Fazilah (MS 36559)  

Publication Date:  [n.d.]
Creator:  Harith Fazilah
Tubilawa, al-Husain bin Ismail orang Bugish
Format:  1 manuscript
Material:  blue European paper
Measurements:  19.5 x 14.5
Source Institution:  SOAS, Univerity of London
Donor:  Purchased by Kegan Paul

Divan  

Publication Date:  [19th century]
Creator:  Muhammad Zuhuri
ظهوري, نور الدين محمد، ١٥٣٧-١٦١٦
Ẓuhūrī, Nūr al-Dīn Muḥammad, 1537 or 1538-1616 or 1617
Material:  Lacquer.
Measurements:  H23 x W13.6 cm
Subjects:  Asya -- Türkiye
Asiya -- Türkiyə
آسيا -- تركيا
Ասիա -- Թուրքիա
Азия -- Турция
Ασία -- Τουρκία
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Ottoman
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Donated by R.C.Reid, Esq (D.D. Dickson bequest).

Interior of the mosque of the Sultan el Ghoree  

Publication Date:  1846 - 1849
Creator:  Roberts, David, 1796-1865
רוברטס, דוד, 1796-1864
Haghe, Louis, 1806-1885
Material:  Colour lithograph
Measurements:  H68 x W54 cm
Subjects:  Mosque of the Sultan Al-Ghuri
وكالة الغوري
Mosques
المساجد
أفريقيا -- مصر -- القاهرة -- وكالة الغوري
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Verschiedene Prospecte der vornemsten Stadten in Persien [Various views of the most prominent cities in Persia]  

Publication Date:  [1716]
Creator:  Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724
Publisher:  Johann Baptist Homann ( Nuremberg )
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  image 49x58cm on sheet 52x60cm
Technique:  Copper etching. Hand coloured
Subjects:  Maps -- Early works to 1800
ایران -- آسیا
نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Map of the Island of Kishm (Qeshm) to accompany the paper by Lieut Col Lewis Pelly published in London for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society by John Murray (MCA/01/02/04/07)  

Publication Date:  [1864]
Publisher:  John Murray
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 11x18 on sheet 14x22cm
Technique:  Coloured
Subjects:  ایران -- آسیا
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Perse [Persia] by mapmakers Juan Leonard and Sebastian de Medrano and published in Brussels (MCA/01/01/03/13)  

Publication Date:  [1690]
Creator:  Leonard, Juan
Fernández de Medrano, Sebastián, 1646-1705
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 13x15cm mounted on board
Technique:  Hand coloured
Subjects:  Maps -- Early works to 1800
ایران -- آسیا
نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

מלון למנחי מסגרות ונפחות  

Publication Date:  702 [1942]
Creator:  Vạʻad ha-lashon ha-ʻIvrit be-Erets Yiśraʼel
ועד הלשון העברית בארץ ישראל
Publisher:  yotse besiyuʻa mosad Bialik ̣ve-ha-"mashbir ha-merkazi" ( Yerushalayim )
יוצא בסויע מוסד ביאליק וה״משביר המרכזי״ ( ירושלים )
Format:  112 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
Subjects:  Industrial arts -- Dictionaries
Hebrew language -- Dictionaries -- Polyglot
שפה עברית -- מילונים -- פּוֹלִיגלוֹט
אומנויות תעשייתיות -- מילונים
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Persia sive Sophorum Regnum [Persia or theSafavid Kingdom] by Johannes Jassonius and published in Amsterdam (MCA/01/01/03/12)  

Publication Date:  [1680]/1636
Creator:  Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 28x49 on sheet 50.5x61cm
Technique:  Hand coloured
Subjects:  Maps -- Early works to 1800
ایران -- آسیا
نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

South front of the Shah's palace at Teheran.  

Publication Date:  1873
Creator:  Crane, H.
Publisher:  The Illustrated London News
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Engraving
Subjects:  Palaces
کاخ
آسیا -- ایران -- استان تهران -- تهران -- مجموعه سعدآباد
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

تحفة الخواتين  

Publication Date:  1742
Creator:  Anṣārī Shīrāzī, ʻAlī ibn Ḥusayn, approximately 1329-1403 or 1404
Format:  37 f.
Subjects:  Medicine, Persian
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London

Pilgrims with their dead going to the shrines of Kerbala and Meshid All  

Creator:  H., A.
Publisher:  The Illustrated London News
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Engraving
Subjects:  Pilgrims and pilgrimages
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages
زیارت
زائر
آسیا -- ایران -- استان کربلا -- کربلا -- حرم امام حسین
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Musicien de kabak kemane  

Publication Date:  [1808-1826]
Creator:  Cousinéry, Marcel, 1759-1795
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Watercolors
Subjects:  Men
Ethnic costume
Turks
Hats
Musicians
Clothing
Asya -- Türkiye -- Marmara Bölgesi -- İstanbul -- İstanbul
Avrupa -- Türkiye -- Marmara Bölgesi -- İstanbul -- İstanbul
Asia -- Turkey -- Marmara -- Istanbul -- Istanbul
Violin
Kabak Kemane
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Scene from "Fleur de Lys" as performed at the Gaiety and Philamonic theatres  

Publication Date:  1873
Publisher:  The Graphic
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Engraving
Subjects:  Theaters
تئاتر
آسیا -- انگلستان -- لندن بزرگ -- لندن -- شادی تئاتر
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Femme grec  

Publication Date:  [1808-1826]
Creator:  Cousinéry, Marcel, 1759-1795
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Watercolors
Subjects:  Women
Ethnic costume
Hand fans
Greeks
Clothing
Avrupa -- Yunanistan
Ευρώπη -- Ελλάδα
Fans
Éventail
Yelpaze
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

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