Women of Malta in traditional costumes. Time of the Ottoman Empire. Drawing by Amadeo Preziosi 1851.
Women of Malta in traditional costumes.
Tag: Amadeo Preziosi
Albanian soldier in fustanella during Ottoman Empire.
Albanian soldier in fustanella during Ottoman Empire.
Albanian Turk soldier with gun and sword. Ottoman empire military.
Ottoman Empire Costume of Albanian turk soldier. From the book: Stamboul, Recollections of Eastern Life by Amedeo Preziosi. Published by Lemercier Paris 1861.
Woman in traditional Albanian costume.
Woman in traditional Albanian costume. Ottoman empire. From the book: Stamboul, Recollections of Eastern Life by Amedeo Preziosi. Published by Lemercier Paris 1861.
Traditional Arabian men costume from the desert.
Traditional Arabian men costume from the desert. From the book: Stamboul, Recollections of Eastern Life by Amedeo Preziosi. Published by Lemercier Paris 1861.
Armenian Hamal. A porter or bearer in the Ottoman Empire.
Armenian Hamal. A porter or bearer in the Ottoman Empire. Hammal, ḥammāl in Arabic, was the name given to the occupation of carrier. The Hammal had their own organization, a kind… Read More
Praying Mevlevi Dervish costume. Searching for the Divine.
Praying Mevlevi Dervish costume. One of the most famous and celebrated dervish was living in southern Turkey, the city of Konya, Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi. Rumi (born 1207, died 1273)… Read More
Turkish street merchant. Ottoman empire.
Turkish street merchant during the Ottoman empire in 1851. The drawing by Amadeo Preziosi from 1851 shows a street vendor in Istanbul, Constantinople, with sweets and a hand scale. He is dressed… Read More
Turkish showman with dancing bear
Turkish showman with dancing bear plays the Duff. Oriental Hand drum, the Tambourine. From the book: Stamboul, Recollections of Eastern Life by Amedeo Preziosi. Published by Lemercier Paris 1861. Related gallery: The… Read More
