Archive Reference (shelfmark): Photo 1112 / Material Type: Photographs - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1112/5(444)
Title:: Our camp at Do. Ruins of Dalai Lama's throne, left front. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:: Genre: Landscape Photography View of encampment, with remains of stone throne at left. 'Behind it my tent. Behind mine, Harnett's. In centre I am sitting in a chair writing. Right centre, our mess tent, lent by Ku-sho Do-ring. Kitchen tent behind me. Servants' tents here and there. The camp is...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1933-1934
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1112/5(445)
Title:: Choten gateway to Sam-ye Monastery. The monastery can be seen through it. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along road towards gateway in the form of a chorten or stupa. Subjects = Bell Collection; chortens (stupas); gateways; monasteries; stupas; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Samye; Tibet
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1933-1934
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1112/5(446)
Title:: General view of Sam-ye Monastery, showing its temples, chapels, high cho-tens, etc. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking down onto monastery buildings, with mountains beyond. Subjects = Bell Collection; monasteries; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Samye; Tibet
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1933-1934
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1112/5(447a)
Title:: Telephoto view of Sam-ye Monastery from Ha-po Ri. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Two-part panoramic view, comprising prints 447a-b. 'Taking the two pictures together, the main temple is in the centre, a little to the right of it is the high, narrow building (Harnett likens it to one containing workmen's flats) on which large sacred pictures ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1933-1934
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1112/5(447b)
Title:: Telephoto view of Sam-ye Monastery from Ha-po Ri. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Two-part panoramic view, comprising prints 447a-b. See note at print 447a. Subjects = Bell Collection; monasteries; panoramas; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Samye; Tibet
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1933-1934
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1112/5(448)
Title:: Nearer view of Sam-ye. Main temple in centre, wall for exhibiting sacred pictures on left (this picture being taken from an angle different to 447), and Cho-kyong's temple with gilt finials on roof on right near wall of enclosure. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across recently harvested field towards monastery and temple buildings, with a party of beggars in the middleground. Subjects = Bell Collection; monasteries; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Samye; Tibet
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1933-1934
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1112/5(449)
Title:: Still nearer view of Sam-ye Monastery. Main temple on left; Cho-kyong's temple in centre; two of the large cho-tens, one on each side. Large heaps of barley, hay and other crops in foreground. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; monasteries; temples; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Samye; Tibet
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1933-1934
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1112/5(450)
Title:: Outside of the eastern gate of Sam-ye Monastery. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along street towards gateway. 'On the roof are blue, earthenware tiles which are said never to have been repainted since they were made. Chaityas of Indian pattern on roof, also gilt finials, with an ornament called gen-chi in the centre of them. Ho...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1933-1934
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1112/5(451)
Title:: North gate of Sam-ye Monastery. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography General view of stone gateway, with temple entrance beyond. 'This is of Indian design without the Chinese additions of the eastern gate. The southern and western gates are like this north gate, except that the images on the other two gates are different.' Subj...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1933-1934
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1112/5(452)
Title:: Front of main temple at Sam-ye: PRINT MISSING. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:: Subjects = Bell Collection
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1933-1934
Extent:: 1 item

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