'Zwei verschiedene Aufnahmen der Rīkah, des Thronsessels, auf welchen man in Mekka die jungfräuliche Braut in der Duchlah-nacht zu erheben pflegt (vergl. Mekka, Bd. II, S. 167ff.). Auf B sitzt der Bräutigam dort, wo die Braut sitzen soll.' [1/2] Photographer: al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār
X463/19
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The record is made up of 1 collotype print. It was created in 1886-1889. It was written in Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Genre/Subject Matter:
The image shows a richly ornamented interior scene in the bridal chamber. The virgin bride is placed onto the throne (seat) on the first night of marriage, laylat al-duk̲h̲la .
The interior consists of a roughly square space, with nine equally sized recesses on three walls. The bridal throne ( arīkah ) is located in the middle of the three recesses that are visible in the lower centre of the image. A close-up view of the throne and the left-hand recess alongside it can be seen in the second of two images – X463/20 – presented together.
An arched portico, around which detailed cloth or tile decoration can be seen, separates the camera from the bridal chamber. Although in each of the nine recesses glass lanterns hang, natural light illuminates the decoration visible around the arch, while a further lower ceiling – just visible in the upper part of the image – is shrouded in darkness.
A glass chandelier hangs low on a long cord in the space lit by natural light in the middle-ground.
This is the first of two related images.
Inscriptions:
Above the top image, on the right, in ink: ‘XVIIIa’
- Extent and format
- 1 collotype print
- It is part of
- 62 imagesRef: X463
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
101 x 130 mm
Format:
Collotype print, pasted into volume
Condition:
The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt and light abrasions throughout.
Foliation:
‘XVIIIa’
Process:
Collotype
- Written in
- Arabic in Arabic script
- Type
- Photograph
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- X463/19
- Date(s)
- 1886-1889 (CE, Gregorian)
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'Zwei verschiedene Aufnahmen der Rīkah, des Thronsessels, auf welchen man in Mekka die jungfräuliche Braut in der Duchlah-nacht zu erheben pflegt (vergl. Mekka, Bd. II, S. 167ff.). Auf B sitzt der Bräutigam dort, wo die Braut sitzen soll.' [1/2] Photographer: al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, X463/19, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023514790.0x000004> [accessed 25 April 2024]
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- X463/19
- Title
- 'Zwei verschiedene Aufnahmen der Rīkah, des Thronsessels, auf welchen man in Mekka die jungfräuliche Braut in der Duchlah-nacht zu erheben pflegt (vergl. Mekka, Bd. II, S. 167ff.). Auf B sitzt der Bräutigam dort, wo die Braut sitzen soll.' [1/2] Photographer: al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār
- Pages
- 18r-a
- Author
- al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār
- Usage terms
- Public Domain