EditorialPortrait of Joannes Nomsz, sitting at a table. In his left hand he holds a book and with his right hand he writes 'Abdallah' on a sheet of paper. In the background a curtain and a bookcase, study, 'studiolo', library, quill, Joannes Nomsz, Jacob Houbra...
EditorialA Qur'an written in Maghribi script. The Qur'an. Morocco, 1568. A Qur'an written in Maghribi script with rich margined ornaments. The Qur'an was commissioned by the Sharifi Sultan of Morocco, 'Abdallah Ibn Muhammad. Image taken from The Qur'an. Orig...
EditorialCrisis pol?tica y financiera de Egipto. El Jedive de Egipto, Tewfik Pacha (1852-1892) y los principales jefes del partido nacionalista (contrarios a la intervenci?n de las potencias extranjeras en la pol?tica egipcia). De izquierda a derecha: Tewfik Pa...
EditorialCrisis pol?tica y financiera de Egipto. El Jedive de Egipto, Tewfik Pacha (1852-1892) y los principales jefes del partido nacionalista (contrarios a la intervenci?n de las potencias extranjeras en la pol?tica egipcia). De izquierda a derecha: Tewfik Pa...
EditorialFolio from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides, 1224. Abdallah ibn al-Fadl (Iraq). Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; sheet: 33.1 x 24.5 cm (13 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.).
EditorialText page from a Materia Medica of Dioscorides, c. 1224. Abdallah ibn al-Fadl (Iraq). Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; sheet: 33.1 x 24.5 cm (13 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.); image: 24 x 19 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.).
EditorialImage from a reduced copy of the Nigaristan Palace mural showing Fath Ali Shah enthroned with his sons, attended by 'ghulams'. 1816-1820. Watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1239.
EditorialThe court of Fath Ali Shah. An image from a reduced copy of the Nigaristan Palace mural. The left hand portion showing the court of Fath Ali Shah with foreign ambassadors. 1816-1820. Watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1241.
EditorialFath 'Ali Shah. King of Persia 1797-1834. c. 1820. Fath ‘Ali Shah of Persia 1797-1834, c.1820 The King is seated on a carpet with a border of pearls. He has a crown on his head and wears a tight-fitting scarlet coat ornamented with jewels. His right ...
EditorialMen preaching. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Khwaja 'Abdallah Ansari preaching: both he and his audience have removed their turbans and are gazing skywards. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript...
EditorialImage from a reduced copy of the Nigaristan Palace mural showing Fath Ali Shah enthroned with his sons, attended by 'ghulams'. 1816-1820. Watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1239.
EditorialThe court of Fath Ali Shah. An image from a reduced copy of the Nigaristan Palace mural. The left hand portion showing the court of Fath Ali Shah with foreign ambassadors. 1816-1820. Watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1241.
EditorialAbdallah and his wife. Lalla Ro?kh. [A description of Tableaux vivants re. Berlin, 1822. Abdallah and his wife.The gold and silver cloth of their costumes, the velvet of their cloaks and the mass of jewels were impressive. Image taken from Lalla Ro?...
EditorialA Qur'an written in Maghribi script. The Qur'an. Morocco, 1568. A Qur'an written in Maghribi script with rich margined ornaments. The Qur'an was commissioned by the Sharifi Sultan of Morocco, 'Abdallah Ibn Muhammad. Image taken from The Qur'an. Orig...
EditorialFath 'Ali Shah. King of Persia 1797-1834. c. 1820. Fath ‘Ali Shah of Persia 1797-1834, c.1820 The King is seated on a carpet with a border of pearls. He has a crown on his head and wears a tight-fitting scarlet coat ornamented with jewels. His right ...
EditorialSaladin the Turk (1138-1193). First Sultan of Egypt and Syria. Equestrian statue in front of the Citadel. By Abdallah al-Sayed, 1993. Damascus. Syria.
EditorialSeal inscribed 'There is no God but [?]; Blessings on the owner 'Amir ibn Abdallah', 10th century, Probably from Iran, Soapstone; incised, carved, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm) , Seals, This small stamp seal speaks to the importance of the written word in the ma...
EditorialSaladin the Turk (1138-1193). First Sultan of Egypt and Syria. Equestrian statue in front of the Citadel. By Abdallah al-Sayed, 1993. Damascus. Syria.
EditorialSarah Louisa Fairbrother in fancy Turkish costume as Abdallah in "Abdallah and 40 Thieves," 1844. Actress and dancer Fairbrother (1816-1890) was the mistress of Prince George. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's "Female Costumes Historica...
EditorialIslamic art. Tombstone of Shaykh 'Afif Allah, son of 'Abdallah, son of 'Ali, son of Sulayman son of 'Arafa, al-Makki. 767H, /1365-6 AD. Basalt. 50x57x22 cm. National Museum, Riyadh. Saudi Arabia.