Voyages & Visions: Nineteenth-Century European Images of the Middle East from the Victoria and Albert Museum

Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Institution and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Eighty-two watercolors and drawings selected from the extensive Searight Collection in London present a variety of 19th-century artists' encounters with the diverse cultures and dramatic lands of the fabled Ottoman Empire. Complementing the artworks are essays by experts in Middle Eastern studies elucidating the exchange of ideas and influences between East and West. 9x11.5" Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Arts & Photography

Newton, Charles

Searight, Sarah

Atıl, Esin

Victoria And Albert Museum

Other Media

Smithsonian Inst Traveling Service

The British in the Middle East (A Social history of the British overseas)

History

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Weidenfeld&Nicolson

London, Bodley Head (1991) First Edition, 1st printing. Slight dusting to top page edge, else very good hardcover. Clean, tight and straight. Dustjacket has a small closed tear, soft crease at front, slight rubbing, bit of edgewear, and a small scrape at back, else vgood+ in archival mylar cover. B107

STEAMING EAST

RANDOM HOUSE UK

New Orleans

UNKNO

The British in the Middle East

East-West Publications (U.K.)

Book by Atil, Esin, Newton, Charles, Searight, Sarah

Sites

Yemen, “that opal land” of the Queen of Sheba, has inspired travelers for thousands of years. Historically, culturally, and scientifically, it lies at the crossroads of the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, its landscape formed by the upheavals of the Rift Valley, refreshed by the monsoon rains of the Indian Ocean. It is a uniquely rugged yet verdant landscape that encouraged the growth of the ancient incense trade route. As a mountain people, Yemenis are fiercely individualistic, passionate devotees of their history, the beauty of their land, and the rich architectural heritage that grew out of this “glittering, wrinkled country of peaks and plains, towers and surprises." Readers can explore this remarkable land in this enlightening, photo-laden volume. Sarah Searight is the author of The British in the Middle East and Steaming East; Jane Taylor’s previous books include Imperial Istanbul and Testament to the Bushmen.

Yemen: Land and People

Photography & Video

Pallas Athene

Dr Hisham Khatib has spent almost 40 years amassing the vast and historically valuable collection of representations of the Near East featured in this book. The artworks included here (paintings, prints, maps, books, photographs, and even postcards) depict the Holy Land during the Ottoman period (1517-1917). The stunning images are accompanied by an engaging and deeply informative text.

Jerusalem, Palestine & Jordan: In the Archives of Hisham Khatib

Khatib, Hisham

History & Criticism

Gilgamesh Publishing

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