A Guffa was a traditional, usually plaited reeds, round basket boat, which was used on the Tigris and Euphrates in Iraq until the 1970s.
Tag: Travel
Historical travel literature of the 18th and 19th centuries. The discovery of the world
Marriage Hut of Arab Fellahin with the Newly Married Couple.
Marriage Hut of Arab Fellahin with the Newly Married Couple.
Russian Pilgrims in the Desert on the Way to Sinai in the Holy Land.
Pilgrimage of Russian believers traveling in a caravan in the Holy Land through the desert of the Sinai.
Dinner at Crisso. In the house of the bishop of Salona.
This prelate is receiving the homage of a Greek peasant, who kisses the ground before he applies his lips to the bishop’s hand.
Dakota woman and Assiniboin girl. Tribal group of the Sioux.
The Dakota or Dakhóta (often Santee or Eastern Dakota) are the eastern dialect and tribal group of the Sioux from the Sioux language family.
Historical atlas of the principality of Antioch.
Syria during the period of the crusades, 1096-1291. The crusades. The county of Edessa. The principality of Antioch. The county of Tripoli.
The kingdom of Jerusalem. List of places and names.
Numahkahke people. The Interior of the hut of a Mandan Chief.
The Mandan are a small, originally semi-nomadic Indian people of North America from the Sioux language family who lived along the Missouri River.
Mora game in Boulogne. Gambling in public places. Italy 1860.
Morra is a traditional game using the hands, which is known especially in some Mediterranean countries, especially in Italy.
Ice Salesman of Florence. Journey through Italy in 1840.
Marchands de sorbets à Florence, 1840. “Voyage d’Italie, partie septentrionale” di Paul De Musset.
Entrance to the Tower of the Winds at Athens.
To the south-east of the Roman Agora is the octagonal Tower of the Eight Winds; the Clepsydra of Andronikos Kyrrheste described by Vitruviu.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com