Costumes of Senegal.
Auguste racinet, from Le costume historique (The costume history) vol. 2, under the direction of A. Racinet, Paris, six volumes published between 1877 and 1886.
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Ethiopian Orthodox prayer book: The Harp of Praise is a Marian text of prayers arranged according to the days of the week. In such works, passages of visual elaboration serve to amplify the power of spoken prayers. The subject matter of the four illuminations that enhance this 148-page manuscript range from the introductory image of the author Abba Giyorgis in an attitude of prayer to purely graphic interludes of geometric ornament. It has been proposed that a notation of a hornbill that appears on folio 123 of this work and a number of stylistically related ones, including a manuscript of the Four Gospels now in the British Library, are the signature of the scribe Baselyos. He is identified with elegant refined lines and radically pared-down abstraction.
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Manuscripts from the Mamma Haidara Library, Timbuktu (von Robert Goldwater Library)
The Timbuktu Manuscripts (von **El-Len**)
Timbuktu manuscript (by Sigma Delta)
Timbuktu manuscript. Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oBQb_9r4CQ
“The Hidden Treasures of Timbuktu”
Bet Giyorgis Church
Location: Lalibela, Ethiopia
c. 12th century
I recently was introduced to this fascinating city and its monolithic churches. The churches are carved out of one solid stone. This site is one of the primary examples of rock-cut architecture. The style and craftsmanship is astounding!
Ramesses III and Prince Amenherkhepeshef before Hathor, Tomb of Amenherkhepeshef c. 1150 BCE
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Toamasina.
From L’Afrique pittoresque (picturesque Africa), selected passages by Victor Tissot, Paris, 1890.
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