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Reference (shelfmark):: L.R.420.c.10(12)
Title:: Courtyard of the Lama Temple. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the tree-lined cortyard of the temple, with one of the bronze guardian lions on its plinth in the foreground: 'The Yung Ho Kung...commonly known as the Lama Temple, is near the north wall at the end of Hatamen Street. It is a temple or rather...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1920
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: L.R.420.c.10(43)
Title:: Lama Temple [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View from the courtyard of one of the buildings of the Lama Temple: '...The fine building in this view contains a great wooden image of Maitreya, or Mi lei, who is the Buddha next to come into the world. It is seventy-five feet high and is said to be carved out ...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1920
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: L.R.420.c.10(58)
Title:: Ta Chüeh Ssu — the Western Hills. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking down onto the roofs of a cluster of temple buildings, set among the wooded hills: 'The Monastery of the Great Awakening...lies under Yang Shan; it dates from the early 15th century, and was once very prosperous, with some 200 reisdent monks. Now it ...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1920
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Maps 29.d.28/4(19)
Title:: Wády ed Deir with Convent of St Katherine. Photographer: McDonald, James
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the wadi towards the Monastery of St Catherine.
Collection Area:: Map Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1868-1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Maps 29.d.28/4(20)
Title:: Entrance to Convent [of St Catherine] with the porter and the gardener. Photographer: McDonald, James
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of the low arched entrance, with porter and gardener posed on either side.
Collection Area:: Map Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1868-1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Maps 29.d.28/4(21)
Title:: Entrance to the Convent of St Katherine. Photographer: McDonald, James
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View of the arched entrance and surrounding wall.
Collection Area:: Map Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1868-1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Maps 29.d.28/4(22)
Title:: Window in the north wall of the convent chapel [St Catherine's Convent, Sinai]. Photographer: McDonald, James
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of two windows, divided by an attached column.
Collection Area:: Map Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1868-1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Maps 29.d.28/4(23)
Title:: Interior of the chapel of the Convent [of St Catherine]. Photographer: McDonald, James
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography
Collection Area:: Map Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1868-1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Maps 29.d.28/4(24)
Title:: Oeconomos of the Convent of St Katherine. Photographer: McDonald, James
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated portrait the steward of the monastery.
Collection Area:: Map Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1868-1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Maps 29.d.28/4(25)
Title:: Priest of the Convent [of St Catherine]. Photographer: McDonald, James
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated portrait of a priest at St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai.
Collection Area:: Map Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1868-1869
Extent:: 1 item

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