040-003130146 / Subject: Islamic Architecture - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/31(3218)
Title:: General view of the façade of the Jami Masjid, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the courtyard towards the central portion of the east façade of the Jami Masjid, showing the iwan with truncated minarets and the screen of arches on each side. India Museum no. 1461. Received from Captain Lyon 7 February 1871. Duplicate pri...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/31(3219)
Title:: Close view of the iwan of the Jami Masjid, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of the arch of the iwan and flanking truncated minarets. India Museum no. 1462. Received from Captain Lyon 7 February 1871. Duplicate print at Photo 1001 (3219). Lyon supplies the following description in his 'Notes to accompany a series of photograp...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/31(3190)
Title:: General view of the city from the roof of the Jami Masjid, Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography India Museum no. 1432. Received from Captain Lyon, 7 February 1871. Duplicate print at Photo 1001 (3190). 541. - A staircase in the outer wall leads to the roof of the mosque, from which this view of the ruined city is obtained. It is considered the best in Bee...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
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Date Range:: Unspecified
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Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/31(3196)
Title:: General view of ruined buildings in the Citadel behind the Anand Mahal, Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography 547. - Passing to the front of what remains of the Hall of Justice the view here shown will be obtained. It gives an excellent idea of the state in which this splendid citadel now is. The building on the left in the distance is the Harem, etc., of which No. 548 ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
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Date Range:: Unspecified
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/31(3182)
Title:: View across the moat towards the Sat Manzili, Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the moat, past the citadel walls and towards the ruins of the Sat Manzili or Seven Storey Palace. General view, with an Indian man standing beside the muzzle to indicate scale. India Museum no. 1424. Received from Captain Lyon, 7 February 187...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
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Date Range:: Unspecified
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/31(3209)
Title:: Rani Sipri's Mosque & Tomb [from the south-east] Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards south façade of the tomb, with the mosque (partially concealed by wall in foreground) at the left. India Museum no. 1451. Received from Captain Lyon 7 February 1871. Duplicate print at Photo 1001 (3209). 560. - The railway is outside the wa...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/31(3221)
Title:: View of a mihrab in Muhafiz Khan's Mosque, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View of mihrab, identified by Lyon as being in the Jami Masjid, but this identification is disputed by a pencilled note beside the caption. In the duplicate copy of this print, the mosque is identified as Muhafiz Khan's Mosque. This latter idenfication is confir...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/31(3185)
Title:: Close view from the mosque court of the Mehtar Mahal, Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of the rear of the building showing the richly-carved brackets supporting the balcony windows. India Museum no. 1427. Received from Captain Lyon, 7 February 1871. Duplicate print at Photo 1001 (3185). 536. - On entering the building a staircase will ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
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Date Range:: Unspecified
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/31(3191)
Title:: General view from the south-east of the Gol Gumbaz (Tomb of Muhammad Shah), Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography With the Gol Gumbaz Mosque (largely concealed by vegetation) in the left background. India Museum no. 1433. Received from Captain Lyon, 7 February 1871. Duplicate print at Photo 1001 (3191). 542. - The next object worthy of a visit, and the only other one at th...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
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Date Range:: Unspecified
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/31(3180)
Title:: General view of Shah Nawaz Khan's Tomb and Mosque, Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Domed tomb with small adjoining mosque, not identified by Lyon. India Museum no. 1422. Received from Captain Lyon, 7 February 1871. 531. - Before entering the town it may be worth while to pay a visit to one of the many small tombs, which are dotted about all a...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
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Date Range:: Unspecified
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