Traditional Middle Eastern Attire

A collection of illustrations featuring individuals in traditional Syrian, Kurdish, and Afghan clothing, depicting various cultural and religious practices in historical contexts.

Arami, the expedition guide tries to calm the crowd, Tibesti Region, Chad, Africa. Drawing by Ivan Pranishnikoff (1841 - 1909) Two months in Tibesti, episodes from travels in Africa 1869-1873 by Dr. Gustav Hermann Nachtigal (1834 - 1885) Le Tour du Monde 1880

"A Rehearsal, Cairo". By Carl Haag, in the exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, 1861. Engraving from a painting. 'This clever and artistic cabinet picture presents an interior of a coffee-shop at Cairo, in which are assembled a group of musicians rehearsing a new piece of music. The figures are full of character, aptly illustrating some of the varieties of race which live under the Mohammedan rule. The man with the long pipe is a capital figure; so, too, is that of the laughing negro with the timbrel; and that of the boy with the triangle. At the back of the apartm

Syrian and Kurdish costumes, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 731, Volume XXIX, February 28, 1857.

Egyptian tradition of passing a horse over people, Ancient Egypt. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

Moab-Adwan tribe, Jordan Valley. Jordan, Middle East, Orient. Syria by Charles Louis Lortet (1836-1909) Le Tour du Monde 1882

RELIGIOUS MENDICANTS, BENARES. The term mendicant refers to begging or relying on charitable donations, and is most widely used for religious followers or ascetics who rely exclusively on charity to survive. is a city on the banks of the Ganges in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Moab-Adwan tribe, Jordan Valley. Jordan, Middle East, Orient. Syria by Charles Louis Lortet (1836-1909) Le Tour du Monde 1882

AFGHANS AT THEIR NAMAZ, 1880

GRABADO-VENDEDORES DE TORTAS Y ESTERAS DE MEXICO- S XIX.

The potter and the wheel, Palestine, circa 1880

History of Arabia. From left to right: Priest of Jidda, distinguished Arab and Chief of Wahhabites. Engraving by Vernier. Lemaitre direxit. Panorama Universal. History of Arabia, 1851.

Arami, the expedition guide tries to calm the crowd, Tibesti Region, Chad, Africa. Drawing by Ivan Pranishnikoff (1841 - 1909) Two months in Tibesti, episodes from travels in Africa 1869-1873 by Dr. Gustav Hermann Nachtigal (1834 - 1885) Le Tour du Monde 1880

THE HARPER IN THE BARON'S HALL, 12TH CENTURY.

Fakirs from Rajasthan, India, part of the British Empire in 1860

Syrian people in typical dresses. Syria, Syrian Arab Republic. Middle East, Old 19th century engraved illustration, Le Tour du Monde 1863

The son of Benjamin raping the daughters of Shiloh, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Dore (18321883), published a series of 241 wood engravings for a new deluxe edition of the 1843 French translation of the Vulgate Bible, popularly known as the Bible de Tours. This new edition was known as La Grande Bible de Tours and its illustrations were immensely successful.

The landlord returns from the pilgrimage in 1879 from Mecca and is greeted by his subjects, camel with a travelling litter, Egypt, digitally restored ...

India. Snake charming by playing a pungi. Engraving. 19th century.

The Lahu are an ethnic group of Southeast Asia and of China where they are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized. About 450,000 live in Yunnan province. An estimated 150,000 live in Burma. In Thailand, Lahu are one of the six main hill tribes, and their population is estimated at around 100,000. The Tai often refer to them by the exonym 'Mussur', meaning hunter. About 10,000 live in Laos. They are one of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam, where about 1,500 live in Lai Chau province.

Muslim men at first morning prayer, Morocco. North of Africa. Morocco by Edmondo de Amicis 1875. Le Tour du Monde 1879

The flight into Egypt, Matthew, chapter 2, verse 14, Joseph, Mary fleeing in the night with the baby Jesus, donkey, looking back, fear, King Herod, desert, Christian religion, Bible, Magi, New Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

Bakouru village. Africa. Emin Pasha Relief Expedition by Emin Pasha Relief Expedition 1886-1889 by Henry Morton Stanley (1841 - 1904) Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1890

Dr Livingstone, I presume The historic meeting between Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) Welsh explorer and journalist, and David Livingstone (1813-1873) Scottish missionary and African explorer, at Ujiji on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, 10 November 1871

Slave traders returning to Timbuktu in the route Mali-Morocco. Illustration by Charles Baude after a painting by Richard Caton Woodville. The Illustrated London News. 1891. Engraving.

Afghans at their Namaz - a sketch by our special artist, 1880. 'This Sketch of a scene in the social life of the people of Afghanistan is one of those furnished by Mr. W. Simpson, late our Special Artist in that country. "Namaz" is a Persian word meaning "Prayer," and is used by the Mohammedans of Afghanistan as the term for their daily devotions. In most villages there is a musjid or mosque, a small place built of mud, and void of architectual pretensions; but the Mussulman does not require a house of prayer. Wherever he is, if he can get water to wash his mouth and hands

Arab family. Colored engraving.

Germany/North Africa: 'Moorish Princes', Munchner Bilderbogen, Braun & Schneider, 1861-1890

A butcher shop in the Souk Medina of Fez, Fes el Bali, Morocco. North of Africa. Morocco by Edmondo de Amicis 1875. Le Tour du Monde 1879

Music concert during a dinner in a 19th century Arab house, Morocco, North Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

Meeting of Provincial Council in Abu Haraz, Kurdufan region, Sudan. Africa, Old 19th century engraved illustration, Le Tour du Monde 1863

Ancient greek pilgrims dressed with long white tunics and turbans getting camp in the Palestine desert. Middle East, drawing by Edouard Riou (1833 - 1900) Holy Week ceremonies in Jerusalem. Le Tour du Monde 1862

Abyssinian priest and monk, Ethiopia. East Africa, drawing by Emile Bayard (1837-1891) Travel in Abyssinia, 1862-1863 by Guillaume Lejean (1828 -1871) Le Tour du Monde 1867

WITH ADMIRAL SIR W. HEWETT'S EMBASSY TO KING JOHN OF ABYSSINIA

Meeting with members of the town of Niagassola, Guinea. Africa. Two campaigns in French Sudan, 1886-1888 by Joseph Simon Gallieni (1849 - 1916) Le Tour du Monde 1890

Types and costumes of the women of Fouta-Djalon, a slave, a niece of the almamy and the wife of the Almamy, Senegal, Africa. Travel in Fouta Djallon by Lambert 1860

The wedding of Nedjma. Traras mountains, Northwest Algeria, Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration, Six month with the Traras Berber tribe in Oran by Charles de Mauprix,1888 from Le Tour du Monde 1889

Construction site of a church, 13th century; Tableaux Vivants, mainly proposed by the ordinary members of the Company Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam, on the 2nd December 1864, in the city theater, on the occasion of festive celebration of the five-and-twenty-annual animal society.The boots of the construction. Site of a Church in The Thirteenth Century. Outdoors Are A Bishop And A Building Master Together With A Group Of Monks To Determine The Construction Site For a Church. Part of a Series of Six Representations or Moments from Dutch History presented in Tableaux Vivants by Members of Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam on December 2, 1864.

Abraham dismissing Hagar and Ishmael. Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Musicians playing their instruments at Bouschir. Iran. Old steel engraved antique print. Published in L'Univers La Perse, in 1841. History of the anci

Persians. Engraving, 19th century.

Arabian Dancer, Arabia, 1880, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Traditional slippers workshop. Moroccan Babouches or Leather Slippers shop. Souk Medina of Fez, Fes el Bali, Morocco. North of Africa. Morocco by Edmondo de Amicis 1875. Le Tour du Monde 1879

Durbar, feudal and legal council of the princely state of Maharaja Rana of Dholpur, kingdom of Dholepore. Rajasthan, India. Old engraving illustration from El Mundo en la Mano 1878

Servant greets his master. Engraving, 1845.

Portrait of Tuaregs on a journey, North Africa. Old engraving illustration from the book Nueva Geografia Universal by Eliseo Reclus 1889

A group of men in traditional robes with bows in front of a castle in a mountainous landscape

EAST AFRICA Slave-dealers and slaves - a street scene in Zanzibar Date: 1873

Egyptian storyteller, historical illustration, circa 1886

Daimyo, the most powerful feudal rulers from the 10th century to the middle 19th century in Japan. Old 19th century engraved illustration Travel to Japan by Aime Humbert from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

A FAMILY AND THEIR GUESTS WAITING FOR THE MAH'MAL. Egypt, engraving 1879

Heads of prisoners cut off by Sultan Bibar, Baibars or Baybars, In 1260 Baibars, the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, began to threaten the Principality of Antioch, a Crusader state, which had supported the Mongols, the traditional enemies of the Turks. In 1265, Baibars took Caesarea, Haifa and Arsuf and massacred the inhabitants, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

Engraving depicting a Bengali woman buying grain with famine in India impending.

Arab women from Tebessa. Oran Province, Algeria. Africa. Drawing by Georges Ivan Pranishnikoff (1841 - 1909) Tébessa and its monuments by Antoine Héron de Villefosse (1845 - 1919) Le Tour du Monde 1880

Return of the spies to the promised land, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Doré (18321883), published a series of 241 wood engravings for a new deluxe edition of the 1843 French translation of the Vulgate Bible, popularly known as the Bible de Tours. This new edition was known as La Grande Bible de Tours and its illustrations were immensely successful.

It seems that we hide our hands ... Fortunately I was sent to you clean! ....... (registered title) | News. (Title of the whole)

The Crusaders and the infidels witness two horsemen sparring in a friendly duel. Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-1883).

Three women, Kabyles, Berber, two small children, traditional costume, jewellery, water jug, conversation, sitting, portrait, historical illustration 1881, Kabylia, Algeria, Africa

Torat Arabs, Arabia, guns, enmity, confrontation, shooting, oasis, plame, men, turban, clothing, steel engraving, historical illustration 1834

'Jews of Mesopotamia; Journeyings in Mesopotamia', 1875. From, 'Illustrated Travels' by H.W. Bates. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London

Sailors and peasants of the Attica region collecting water from a fountain. Greece, drawing by Proust from A Winter in Athens, 1857-1858 by Antonin Proust (1832-1905) Le Tour du Monde 1862

Central Asia. Kyrgysztan. Kyrgysz women. Engraving, 1860.

Albanian women wearing Traditional Dress and Arabas Carriage near Vasilika, Thessaloniki. Greece. Drawing by Joseph Villevieille (1829-1916) Journey to Mount Athos, 1858 by Antonin Proust (1832-1905) Le Tour du Monde 1860

Phara Penda, Richard Toll chief, Senegal, drawing by Emile Bayard (1837-1891) from a photograph, from Croisieres a la cote d'Afrique, 1868, by the Rear-admiral Fleuriot de Langle (1809-1881), from Il Giro del mondo (World Tour), Journal of geography, travel and costumes, Volume IV, Issue 12, August 17, 1876.

The Possessed Man in the Synagogue (Le possédé dans la Synagogue) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Possessed Man in the Synagogue (Le possédé dans la Synagogue), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 8 1/8 x 6 5/8 in. (20.6 x 16.8 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Portrait of Religious mendicants, Benares. Uttar Pradesh, India. Old engraving illustration from El Mundo en la Mano 1878

Bible, Old Testament, Genesis, Chapter, Verse, historical illustration 1850

Nana Sahib, also Naina, Nena Sahib (born Dhondu Pant, 1824 to 1857), was a central figure in the Indian uprising of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Rebellion, here with his court, digitally enhanced reproduction from a 19th-century original, historical, exact date unknown.

Russian peasant's parlour at the time of Katherina II, c. 1750, Russia, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unkno...

Meeting of Jacob and Esau. Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

The Christian inhabitants of Taurus, Mersin Province, Turkey, drawing by Eugene Grandsire (1825 - 1905)Journey to Cilicia and the Taurus Mountains, 1852-1853 by Victor Langlois (1829 - 1869) Le Tour du Monde 1862

Te Ohu heathen priest and Ko Tauwaki chief of Tukanu from Maori tribes with Wahi tapu for deceased priest, from New Zealanders Illustrated, 1847

Ink and pen drawing by Antonio Gionima depicting the four Latin Church Fathers: Ambrose, Augustine, Jerome, and Gregory, with wash techniques.

Biblical scene. Rebek at the well according to Gustav Doré. Piaud, Antoine Alphe E (Fl. 1837 1866), Doré, Paul Gustave (1832 1883)

Procession of the sacred bull Apis Bridgman, Frederick Arthur, 1847-1928. 1879. still image. Art reproductions. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Parades & processions , Egypt, Temples , Egypt, Apis (Egyptian deity), Barges (Ceremonial watercraft), Egypt , Religion, Ceremonial dancers, Ceremonial objects , Egypt, Interiors , Egypt, Religious processions, Rites & ceremonies , Egypt , To 499, Priests , Egypt , To 499, Animal trappings

Pop in and speak to your own personal banker at Egypt's first fully staffed cash machine doorway! A wonderful postcard depicting a money changer seated in front of his unlocked safe alongside piles of differing coinage. Date: circa 1910s

Snake charmers of India. - Drawing Sellier, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1875.

literature fairy tales ""Tales of the Thousand and One Nights"" translated by Gustav Weil published by Prof. J. M. Metzger 1928 ""The Story of the Persian Prince"" ""The catering by the stranger"",

Nepalese porters at Durbar Square of Patan, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal. Asia. Drawing by Edouard Francois Zier (1856 - 1924) Travel to Nepal by Doctor Gustave Le Bon (1841-1931) Le Tour du Monde 1886

Muslim cemetery at Cairo. Ancient Egypt History. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

Benedict XIII (Pedro Martinez de Luna) (1328-1423), known as Pope Luna. The last pope of the obedience of Avignon during the Western Schism (1318-1417), he was elected pontiff in 1394. Pope Luna in the castle of Peniscola, where he took refuge in 1411 until his death after being excommunicated by Martin V. Engraving. "Glorias Espanolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

New Testament. Jesus preaching to the crowd. Gospel of Matthew, Chapter IV, Verses 17-22. Engraving. 19th century.

WITH LORD DUFFERIN IN BURMA: THE VICEROY AT MANDALAY RETURNING BUDDHIST IMAGES TO THE ARCHBISHOP AND PRIESTS, 1886

Eine Beratung albanesischer Notabeln, Angehörige der sozialen Oberschicht und Insurgentenführer, Aufständische für die Aufruhr gegen die bestehende zi...

FELLAHEEN AT MEALS. Egypt, engraving 1879

Asia. Mujer árabe y campesinos aserradores. Grabado de 1892.

Jesus the Healer by Gustave Dore, (1832-1883)

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, Russians and Turks, 1764 Russians and Turks

Fountain of the Virgin, Nazareth by David Roberts, 1839

An Indian money changer Date: 1859

Women on the roofs of Fez, Morocco, circa 1910

Egyptian saraf. Egyptian money changer in the 19th century. Ancient Egypt History. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

READING THE KORAN IN AN ANCIENT TEMPLE. Egypt, engraving 1879

Gypsy blacksmith, Slavonija region of Croatia, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Voyage to the Southern Slavs by Georges Perrot, Le Tour du Monde 1870

Border shepherd in traditional clothing, Bosnian military border, Croatia, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Voyage to the Southern Slavs by Georges Perrot, Le Tour du Monde 1870

Persian men smoking the narguile and perses de bombay. Near Isfahan. Iran. Old steel engraved antique print. Published in L'Univers La Perse, in 1841. History of the ancient Persian empire

'CHRIST WITH THE DISCIPLES IN THE CORN FIELD' PAINTED BY HENRY WARREN, EXHIBITION OF THE NEW SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS

This etching by Heinrich Friedrich Füger, produced after 1748, depicts scenes from The Messiah, featuring characters, actions, and symbolic religious or musical elements.

A barber's shop: a barber dresses a seated man's hair. Wood engraving.

EAST AFRICA A convoy of slaves in the Sudan Date: 1884

596 AD Rome: pope Gregory I, passes some youths exposed for sale in the Forum, he asked whence they carne, and on being told they were Anglians, he replied, ì Non Angli sed angelÌî not Anglians but angels;The sight of these boys touched his compassionate heart, and caused him, in 596, to send his friend Augustine on a mission to Britain

Flight of Mary and Joseph into Egypt with the infant Jesus since King Herod would seek the child to kill him (Matthew 2:13-23) New Testament. Antique digitally colored Biblical illustration by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

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