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Five Months at Cairo and in Lower Egypt [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1883)
singularly developed since:
is now no more than a
little town without character, either European or Arabian,
but holding an intermediate position between the West and the East...
; with Arabian civilisation itself that Amru had brought, and which, like the rest, has fled for ever. It would need a very lively imagination to revive at night in modern the souvenirs of a departed...
; with Arabian civilisation itself that Amru had brought, and which, like the rest, has fled for ever. It would need a very lively imagination to revive at night in modern the souvenirs of a departed...
Oriental Cairo : the city of the "Arabian nights" [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1911)
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ORIENTAL
THE CITY OF THE “ARABIAN NIGHTS”
THE BAB...
-EN-, THE OLD GATE OF VICTORY BUILT BY SALADIN. Illustration of title-pageORIENTAL CAIROTHE CITY OF THE “ARABIAN NIGHTS...
-EN-, THE OLD GATE OF VICTORY BUILT BY SALADIN. Illustration of title-pageORIENTAL CAIROTHE CITY OF THE “ARABIAN NIGHTS...
Egypt / by Pierre Loti ; translated from the French by W. P. Baines, and with eight illus. in colour by A. Lamplough. [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1909)
of the star-spangled vault And this apparent radiation
from within, by its lack of likelihood, makes them seem
more awful.And all around is the desert; a corner of the
mournful kingdom of sand...
in the hollows and far away, this wonderful silver moon reveals even their slightest gestures; for their white robes and black cloaks stand sharply out against the monotonous rose of the desert. At times they call...
in the hollows and far away, this wonderful silver moon reveals even their slightest gestures; for their white robes and black cloaks stand sharply out against the monotonous rose of the desert. At times they call...
Egypt, handbook for travellers.Pt. 1. Lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the peninsula of Sinai [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1885)
districts contrasted with the solemn, awe-inspiring desert, and the manners,
customs, and appearance of a most interesting, though not always pleasing,
population. At the same time Egypt is pre-eminent among...
), a sultry, parching, and enervating wind from the desert, prevailing at longer or shorter intervals for about fifty days (whence the name), though in some seasons...
), a sultry, parching, and enervating wind from the desert, prevailing at longer or shorter intervals for about fifty days (whence the name), though in some seasons...
Egypt and the Sûdân; handbook for travellers [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1914)
districts contrasted with the solemn desert, and the manners,
customs, and appearance of a most interesting and most diversified population.The HANDBOOK TO EGYPT, of which the present is
the seventh edition, is founded...
of SaḳḳâraArabian Dwelling House:Arabian Dwelling House:Plan of AlexandriaPlan of the Inner TownPlan of Ancient Alexandria,Plan of Ancient AlexandriaCatacombs of Kôm esh-ShuḳâfaGraeco-Roman Museum at AlexandriaPlan of Ramleh...
of SaḳḳâraArabian Dwelling House:Arabian Dwelling House:Plan of AlexandriaPlan of the Inner TownPlan of Ancient Alexandria,Plan of Ancient AlexandriaCatacombs of Kôm esh-ShuḳâfaGraeco-Roman Museum at AlexandriaPlan of Ramleh...
Egypt: handbook for travellers [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1898)
, the
singularly clear atmosphere, the wonderful colouring and effects of light and
shade, the exuberant fertility of the cultivated districts contrasted with the
solemn, awe-inspiring desert, and the manners, customs...
AssuânElephantine13th Day. its bazaars, etc. Expedition to the tombs on (p. 329) recommended.Assuân,Mount Grenfell14th Day. Expedition into the desert on donkey or camel. Then cross to the island...
AssuânElephantine13th Day. its bazaars, etc. Expedition to the tombs on (p. 329) recommended.Assuân,Mount Grenfell14th Day. Expedition into the desert on donkey or camel. Then cross to the island...
Egypt: handbook for travellers [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1908)
climate, the singularly clear atmosphere, the
wonderful colouring and effects of light and shade, the exuberant fertility of
the cultivated districts contrasted with the solemn, awe-inspiring desert...
and OmdurmânPlans. Section of the of SaḳḳâraArabian Dwelling House:Arabian Dwelling House...
and OmdurmânPlans. Section of the of SaḳḳâraArabian Dwelling House:Arabian Dwelling House...
Diary of A Tour in Greece, Turkey, Egypt, and The Holy Land [Volume 2] [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1841)
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BIVOUAC IN THE DESERT.London Published by Henry Colburn 13 C Marlborough, 9th S, 1841.tt
Illustration of title-pageDIARY OF A TOUR IN GREECE,
TURKEY, EGYPT, AND THE HOLY
LAND...
further to what is called the Desert of St. John; which I imagined must be the , till reminded that it was beyond Jordan. It is by tradition the birth-place of St. John the Baptist...
further to what is called the Desert of St. John; which I imagined must be the , till reminded that it was beyond Jordan. It is by tradition the birth-place of St. John the Baptist...
The story of Cairo, by Stanley Lane-Poole [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1918)
mirror of the Arabian Nights. Even his city preserves its
mediaeval tone. Much has been destroyed by time or innovation,
but the European fringe is still a
fringe, and the old Muslim city...
CHAPTER IVCHAPTER VCHAPTER VISaladin's Castle CHAPTER VIIThe Dome Buildersintra murosCHAPTER VIIIThe City of the ArabianCHAPTER IXBeys and Pashas...
CHAPTER IVCHAPTER VCHAPTER VISaladin's Castle CHAPTER VIIThe Dome Buildersintra murosCHAPTER VIIIThe City of the ArabianCHAPTER IXBeys and Pashas...
Queer things about Egypt [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1911)
, and the lordly mediæval
cemetery called the Tombs of the Caliphs, whose shrines,
stretching into the desert, form the most beautiful and
romantic vision in the kingdom of Arabian art...
perfect climate. If he is satisfied with sunshine, without uniformity of temperature, in he can have the gayest of winter Society, combined with all sorts of sport and the contemplation of monuments innumerable in a mediæval Arabian...
perfect climate. If he is satisfied with sunshine, without uniformity of temperature, in he can have the gayest of winter Society, combined with all sorts of sport and the contemplation of monuments innumerable in a mediæval Arabian...