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1781.b.39, 6(16)
- Record Id:
- 040-003227534
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003227533
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x000e5b
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1781.b.39, 6(16)
- Title:
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Gaza, (the old town). Photographer: Frith, Francis
- Scope & Content:
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative, 'Frith 190.'
Genre: Landscape Photography
View looking across fields towards the town and the minaret of a mosque: 'Like all the Philistine towns, Gaza is pleasantly situate in a rich country, and it has gardens within and around it. The view displays this fertility in singular contrast with the ruin and desolation of the town. Many gardens may be seen, those in the foreground partly hedged with the prickly pear. The number of palms and of other trees within its walls is very unusual in an oriental town. The buildings are picturesque, without any high degree of architectural merit. The tower of the mosque to the right is, however, somewhat remarkable in its style, and, without its modern top, is superior to the usual works of Muslim architecture in Palestine. The gateway to the left of the mosque is an interesting object, with the look-out window above, and, within, the extreme darkness which is very characteristic of Eastern streets. The lantern to the left is a beautiful object, although in a very ruined state: it probably belongs to a private house.'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003227533
040-003227534 - Is part of:
- 1781.b.39, 6 : Cairo, Sinai, Jerusalem and the Pyramids of Egypt: a series of sixty photographic views by Francis Frith. With descriptions by…
1781.b.39, 6(16) : Gaza, (the old town). Photographer: Frith, Francis - Hierarchy:
- 032-003227533[0001]/040-003227534
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 1781.b.39, 6
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1857
- End Date:
- 1857
- Date Range:
- 1857
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 165 mm x 230 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Card
- Former External References:
- 190
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Frith, Francis, 1822-1898
- Subjects:
- Architectural Elements
Architecture
Minarets