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ترصيد شهر المحرم المبارك Tarṣīd shaḥr al-Muḥarram al-mubārrak رمادي، ابن مراد Ramādī, Ibn Murād
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A treatise on meteorological divination by Ibn Murād al-Ramādī. The manuscript was copied on 19 Ṣafar 1295 (22 February 1878) by an anonymous scribe from an autograph copy, dated 4 Muḥarram 1041 (2 August 1631; see colophon on f. 69v). Begins (f. 64v, lines 2-5): ... نبتدي بعون الله وتوفيقه ب...
al-Qānūn al-waḍīḥ fī ‘ilm al-bayzarah القانون الواضح في علم البيزرة Waṭwāṭ, وطواط
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Treatise on falconry focussing on the health and treatment of birds of prey attributed on the cover page (f. 1r) to al-Waṭwāṭ (الوطواط), presumably Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Yaḥyá (محمد بن إبراهيم بن يحى, d. 1318) the Mamluk bookseller and author of the encyclopedia of natural history Mab...
Tuḥfat al-Fuḥūl fī tamhīd al-uṣūl fī ‘ilm al-biḥār تحفة الفحول في تمهيد الأصول في علم البحار Mahrī, Sulaymān ibn Aḥmad مهري، سليمان بن أحمد
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A manual on the principles of navigational theory by Sulaymān ibn Aḥmad ibn Sulaymān al-Mahrī (سليمان بن أحمد بن سليمان المهري, fl. 16th century), here called al-Muḥammadī (المحمدي), an Indian Ocean navigator from the city of al-Shiḥr (الشحر), Yemen. The treatise is arranged in seven parts (أبوا...
'Lord and Lady Curzon and Staff on the Tour [of the Persian Gulf].' Photographer: Unknown
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Genre/Subject Matter: Group portrait photograph taken on board ship in November 1903, during Lord and Lady Curzon’s Tour of the Persian Gulf. Lord George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859-1925) and Lady Mary Victoria Curzon (1870-1906) sit at centre and immediately right ...
'R.I.M.S. Hardinge accompanying Ships of the Royal East Indian Squadron.' Photographer: Unknown
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Genre/Subject Matter: View showing R.I.M.S. Hardinge (at centre) accompanying ships of the Royal East Indian squadron on Lord Curzon's tour of the Persian Gulf in November 1903. At least seven craft – some steamers and at least one sailing boat – are visible along the horizon line. The precise ...
'General View from R.I.M.S. Hardinge, Maskat.' Photographer: Unknown
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Genre/Subject Matter: View of Muscat from on board R.I.M.S. Hardinge. This photograph was likely taken on or around 18 November 1903, the day that the fleet of ships participating in Lord Curzon’s tour of the Persian Gulf arrived at Muscat. Fort Al Jalali is visible along the horizon immediat...
'General View showing Inlet and Fort, Maskat.' Photographer: Unknown
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Genre/Subject Matter: View from on board ship of Inlet (isthmus), between the rocky island that shelters the bay of Muscat and Fort Al-Jalali. This photograph was probably taken on or around 18 November 1903, the day that the vessels of Lord Curzon’s tour of the Persian Gulf arrived at Muscat. ...
'End of Hill, showing Fort on Left, Maskat.' Photographer: Unknown
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Genre/Subject Matter: View of the rocky Muscat Island that protects the anchorage from the open sea. All across the face of the island names of British, Indian and other naval or merchant ships are painted in large, white letters along with some dates indicating visit. The Sultan reputedly refe...
'Lord Curzon going to Address Hall, Maskat.' Photographer: Unknown
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Genre/Subject Matter: Street scene in Muscat in November 1903. Lord Curzon, in left foreground, wearing a pith helmet, walks to the Address Hall to make an official address. In the background, a banner reads ‘Welcome’. Gas lamps and flags, including a Union flag, are visible at left, while at r...
'Durbar on board R.I.M.S. Argonaut, Shergah.' Photographer: Unknown
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Genre/Subject Matter: View of the durbar held on board R.I.M.S. Argonaut, while the vessel was anchored off Sharajah. Lord Curzon and his staff are seated on a raised platform at the end of the deck, before an audience of European and Arab officials. The deck is covered with a canopy of flags, ...
