Subject: Gateways / Material Type: Photographs - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Wf1/4624(7)
Title:: The Bab el-Azab, Citadel, Cairo. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed 'Frith 151' in the negative. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking towards the gateway, flanked by fortified towers, with horses and a tent in the foreground: 'The Bab El-'Azab, so called because it is in the lower circuit of the Citadel, or the circuit of the...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Wf1/4625(23)
Title:: Pylon gateway at Medinet-Habou, Thebes. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed 'Frith' in the negative. Genre: Archaeological Photography View looking through the pylon gateway, leading into the second court of the Temple of Rameses III, showing bas-relief carving and hieroglyphic inscriptions on the face.
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Wf1/4625(24)
Title:: The Temple Palace, Medinet Habou, Thebes. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed 'Frith' in the negative. Genre: Archaeological Photography View of the 'migdol' or fortified gateway at the southern end of the Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu. The upper rooms of the gatehouse appear to have functioned as a royal retreat or harem: ''To those who have...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Wf1/4625(28)
Title:: Entrance to the Great Temple, Luxor. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed 'Frith' in the negative. Genre: Archaeological Photography View from the north, looking towards the southern half of the outer pylon of the Temple of Amun-Kamutef at Luxor. The entrance is flanked by the two massive, half-buried images of Rameses II, with the surviving obel...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Wf1/4625(34)
Title:: Sculptured gateway, etc., Karnac. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed 'Frith' in the negative. Genre: Archaeological Photography View from the south, looking towards the propylon decorated with hieroglyphics, of the Temple of Khons at Karnak, with part of the avenue of headless sphinxes in the foreground. Beyond is the pylon of the temple and...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Wf1/4625(35)
Title:: The Granite Pylon, Karnac. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed 'Frith' in the negative. Genre: Archaeological Photography Close view, looking upwards towards one of the pylons on the north-south axis of the Temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak, flanked on either side by headless statues.
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Wf1/4625(36)
Title:: The Court of Shishak, Karnac. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed 'Frith E. No. 68 1857' in the negative. Genre: Archaeological Photography View from the first court of the Temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak, looking eastwards towards the second pylon, with the hypostyle hall and obelisk beyond. In the foreground, among the remains of fallen col...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.672(43)
Title:: Mehturee Mahal at Beejapoor. Front elevation. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Photographic copy of architectural drawing. The original pen-and-ink wash drawing from which this photograph was copied, can be found at
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1859
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.672(44)
Title:: Mehturee Mahal at Beejapoor. Back elevation. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Photographic copy of architectural drawing. The original pen-and-ink wash drawing from which this photograph was copied, can be found at
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1859
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.672(45 )
Title:: Mehturee Mahal at Beejapoor. Elevation on the east side. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Photographic copy of architectural drawing. The original pen-and-ink wash drawing from which this photograph was copied, can be found at
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1859
Extent:: 1 item

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