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The Site of the Ancient Memphis: A Village and Its Cemetery.
(Rice University, 1911)
Tombs and a village in the desert. Black-and-white photograph....
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...
Three Years in The Libyan Desert [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1913)
Facing pageThree Years in the Libyan DesertCHAPTER IDISAPPOINTED HOPESKaufmann proposes to explore Cyrenaïca, in North Africa— Initial difficulties—The Tripoli question—Politics
upset a scientific project—Our reserve project...
: the lost sanctuary of the desert—The Menas expedition. THE object of the expedition in which my cousin, Monsignor Kaufmann, of Frankfort, invited me to take part was the early...
: the lost sanctuary of the desert—The Menas expedition. THE object of the expedition in which my cousin, Monsignor Kaufmann, of Frankfort, invited me to take part was the early...
Oriental Cairo : the city of the "Arabian nights" [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1911)
.
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 [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1910)
by the sea, which
is plainly
shown by the fossils embedded in the rocks, and which lie
scattered over its highest deserts.As the sea receded, the Nile, then a mighty river...
of Africa.In this way the Egypt of history has been formed, but, surrounded as it is by sandy wastes, and often swept by hot desert winds, no rain falls to bring life to the fields, or enable...
of Africa.In this way the Egypt of history has been formed, but, surrounded as it is by sandy wastes, and often swept by hot desert winds, no rain falls to bring life to the fields, or enable...
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...