Syria is a state in the Near East and part of the Mashreq. Syria borders Israel and Jordan to the south, Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north and Iraq to the east.
Category: 20th Century
The David street. Jerusalem. City of the Great King.
This particular thoroughfare is the David street in its normal condition today. It is the principal street of the city Jerusalem.
Fatehpur Sikri. The former capital of the Mughal Empire.
Fatehpur Sikri, the “City of Victory”, was the name given by the Great Mogul to the ensemble. The former capital of the Mughal Empire under Great Mughal Akbar I. (1542-1605) was built between 1569 and 1574.
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
Antique Afghan Turkoman Rug, or Filpa Carpet of a nomad tribe.
Afghan Filpa Carpet. The carpet illustrated is a particularly line specimen of great age, with a warmth of color that stimulates the eye, and a luxusness of pile that suggests repose.
The Sámi people in Scandinavia. Peasant art in Lapland.
Peasant art of the Sámi people. Embroidered reindeer harness. Drinking ladles. Knives and Flasks. Carved reindeer-horn bag-locks. Carved Match boxes and clasps. Needle cases.
Paris. Place Louis XV, now called Place de la Concorde.
This Square occupies all the space between the garden of the Tuileries and the entrance to the Champs-Elysées.
Assyrian Trinkets. Jewels, Adornments, precious stones and gold.
Besides domestic articles, and articles of attire, the Phoenicians also manufactured all kinds of knick-knacks and trinkets.
Assyrian Footwear. Shoes, Sandals, Boots, Stockings.
The feet of the Assyrians were covered by sandals with uppers, embracing the heel, and leaving the instep and toes uncovered.
Textile design of the Assyrians. Materials, manufacture, colors, culture.
Mesopotamia. Materials, manufacture, colors, culture. Textile design of the Assyrians.
The great imperial stone road from Peking to Chengtu.
Chinese pictures: notes on photographs made in China by Isabella Lucy Bird. The great imperial stone road planted with cedars sealed with the Imperial seal.