Publishing house — Paris, Damascus

The journal

Framed prints after early twentieth-century postcards. What the light kept, we give back to the wall.

“Seeing comes before words.”

John Berger, Ways of Seeing

Artzaman

“To collect photographs is to collect the world.”

Susan Sontag, On Photography

First Room

First Room: 96 plates

Nothing from this country hangs in this room.

The Tunis Bazaar, Tunis, Tunisia, c. 1899

The Tunis Bazaar

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Tunis, Tunisia

The Porte de France, Tunis, Tunisia, c. 1899

The Porte de France

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Tunis, Tunisia

Bab Souika Square, Tunis, Tunisia, c. 1899

Bab Souika Square

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Tunis, Tunisia

The Cabinetmakers’ Market, Tunis, Tunisia, c. 1899

The Cabinetmakers’ Market

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Tunis, Tunisia

From the Hôtel de Paris, Tunis, Tunisia, c. 1899

From the Hôtel de Paris

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Tunis, Tunisia

The Throne Room at the Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia, c. 1899

The Throne Room at the Bardo

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Tunis, Tunisia

The Lions’ Staircase at the Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia, c. 1899

The Lions’ Staircase at the Bardo

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Tunis, Tunisia

A Street in Kairouan, Kairouan, Tunisia, c. 1899

A Street in Kairouan

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Kairouan, Tunisia

From the Top of the Great Mosque, Kairouan, Tunisia, c. 1899

From the Top of the Great Mosque

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Kairouan, Tunisia

The Mosque on the Main Street, Kairouan, Tunisia, c. 1899

The Mosque on the Main Street

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Kairouan, Tunisia

The Souk, Kairouan, Tunisia, c. 1899

The Souk

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Kairouan, Tunisia

Camel Street, Algiers, Algeria, c. 1899

Camel Street

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Algiers, Algeria

Bab el Oued from the Casbah, Algiers, Algeria, c. 1899

Bab el Oued from the Casbah

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Algiers, Algeria

The Great Mosque of the Marine Quarter, Algiers, Algeria, c. 1899

The Great Mosque of the Marine Quarter

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Algiers, Algeria

The Harbour from the Lighthouse, Algiers, Algeria, c. 1899

The Harbour from the Lighthouse

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Algiers, Algeria

Place de la République, Algiers, Algeria, c. 1899

Place de la République

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Algiers, Algeria

The Cathedral, Algiers, Algeria, c. 1899

The Cathedral

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Algiers, Algeria

The Admiralty, Algiers, Algeria, c. 1899

The Admiralty

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Algiers, Algeria

Notre-Dame d’Afrique, Algiers, Algeria, c. 1899

Notre-Dame d’Afrique

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Algiers, Algeria

A Street in Old Biskra, Biskra, Algeria, c. 1899

A Street in Old Biskra

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Biskra, Algeria

The Mosque of Old Biskra, Biskra, Algeria, c. 1899

The Mosque of Old Biskra

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Biskra, Algeria

General View, Constantine, Algeria, c. 1899

General View

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Constantine, Algeria

The Falls, Constantine, Algeria, c. 1899

The Falls

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Constantine, Algeria

The Great Bridge, Constantine, Algeria, c. 1899

The Great Bridge

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Constantine, Algeria

The Gorge, El-Kantara, Algeria, c. 1899

The Gorge

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

El-Kantara, Algeria

The Courthouse, Tangier, Morocco, 1890–1900

The Courthouse

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Tangier, Morocco

The Mahmoudieh Canal, Alexandria, Egypt, 1890–1900

The Mahmoudieh Canal

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Alexandria, Egypt

The Harbour, Port Said, Egypt, 1890–1900

The Harbour

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Port Said, Egypt

El Kantara, Suez Canal, Egypt, 1890–1900

El Kantara

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Suez Canal, Egypt

The Entrance to the Red Sea, Suez Canal, Egypt, 1890–1900

The Entrance to the Red Sea

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Suez Canal, Egypt

Old Cairo and the Citadel, Cairo, Egypt, 1890–1900

Old Cairo and the Citadel

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Cairo, Egypt

The Citadel, Cairo, Egypt, 1890–1900

The Citadel

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Cairo, Egypt

A Street in the Arab Quarter, Cairo, Egypt, 1890–1900

A Street in the Arab Quarter

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Cairo, Egypt

The Fountain of the Arab Quarter, Cairo, Egypt, 1890–1900

The Fountain of the Arab Quarter

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Cairo, Egypt

The Open Nile Bridge, Cairo, Egypt, 1890–1900

The Open Nile Bridge

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Cairo, Egypt

The Temple of the Sphinx, Cairo, Egypt, 1890–1900

The Temple of the Sphinx

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Cairo, Egypt

The Obelisk, Heliopolis, Egypt, 1890–1900

The Obelisk

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Heliopolis, Egypt

On the Banks of the Nile, Aswan, Egypt, 1890–1900

On the Banks of the Nile

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Aswan, Egypt

The Great Mosque of Omdurman, Omdurman, Sudan, 1936

The Great Mosque of Omdurman

1936Matson Photo Service — Library of Congress

Omdurman, Sudan

Jaffa from the Sea, Jaffa, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

Jaffa from the Sea

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Jaffa, Ottoman Palestine

The Foot of Mount Carmel, Haifa, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

The Foot of Mount Carmel

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Haifa, Ottoman Palestine

The Town and the Lake, Tiberias, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

The Town and the Lake

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Tiberias, Ottoman Palestine

The Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

The Jaffa Gate

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine

The Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

The Damascus Gate

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine

The Bazaar by the Tower of David, Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

The Bazaar by the Tower of David

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine

General View, Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

General View

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine

From Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

From Mount Scopus

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine

St Stephen’s Gate, Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

St Stephen’s Gate

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine

The Golden Gate, Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

The Golden Gate

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine

The Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

The Al-Aqsa Mosque

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine

General View, Jericho, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

General View

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Jericho, Ottoman Palestine

The City and the Harbour, Beirut, Ottoman Lebanon, 1890–1900

The City and the Harbour

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Beirut, Ottoman Lebanon

Mount Lebanon in the Distance, Beirut, Ottoman Lebanon, 1890–1900

Mount Lebanon in the Distance

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Beirut, Ottoman Lebanon

The Town and the Sea, Sidon, Ottoman Lebanon, 1890–1900

The Town and the Sea

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Sidon, Ottoman Lebanon

The Shore, Tyre, Ottoman Lebanon, 1890–1900

The Shore

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Tyre, Ottoman Lebanon

The Town in the Valley, Zahle, Ottoman Lebanon, 1890–1900

The Town in the Valley

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Zahle, Ottoman Lebanon

The Acropolis, Baalbek, Ottoman Lebanon, 1890–1900

The Acropolis

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Baalbek, Ottoman Lebanon

The Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek, Ottoman Lebanon, 1890–1900

The Temple of Jupiter

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Baalbek, Ottoman Lebanon

The Temple of the Sun, Baalbek, Ottoman Lebanon, 1890–1900

The Temple of the Sun

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Baalbek, Ottoman Lebanon

The Cedars, Mount Lebanon, Ottoman Lebanon, 1890–1900

The Cedars

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Mount Lebanon, Ottoman Lebanon

The Waters of the Barada, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1890–1900

The Waters of the Barada

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Damascus, Ottoman Syria

The Street Called Straight, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1890–1900

The Street Called Straight

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Damascus, Ottoman Syria

The Minaret of the Bride, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1890–1900

The Minaret of the Bride

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Damascus, Ottoman Syria

The Courtyard of a House, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1890–1900

The Courtyard of a House

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Damascus, Ottoman Syria

From Salihiyya, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1890–1900

From Salihiyya

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Damascus, Ottoman Syria

The Gate of the Street Called Straight, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1890–1900

The Gate of the Street Called Straight

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Damascus, Ottoman Syria

St Paul’s Wall, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1890–1900

St Paul’s Wall

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Damascus, Ottoman Syria

The Cemetery, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1890–1900

The Cemetery

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Damascus, Ottoman Syria

Inside a House, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1890–1900

Inside a House

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Damascus, Ottoman Syria

The Valley, Zabadani, Ottoman Syria, 1890–1900

The Valley

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Zabadani, Ottoman Syria

Minaret Street, Tripoli, Libya, 1860

Minaret Street

1860Photographe inconnu — Library of Congress

Tripoli, Libya

The Town among the Ruins, Amman, Jordan, 1898–1946

The Town among the Ruins

1898–1946Matson Photograph Collection — Library of Congress

Amman, Jordan

The Roman Theatre, Amman, Jordan, 1920–1935

The Roman Theatre

1920–1935Matson Photograph Collection — Library of Congress

Amman, Jordan

The Arch of Ctesiphon, Ctesiphon, Iraq, 1932

The Arch of Ctesiphon

1932Matson Photograph Collection — Library of Congress

Ctesiphon, Iraq

The Ziggurat, Ur, Iraq, 1932

The Ziggurat

1932Matson Photograph Collection — Library of Congress

Ur, Iraq

General View, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 1889

General View

1889Al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār — Library of Congress

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

The Cisterns, Aden, Yemen, 1890–1910

The Cisterns

1890–1910Photographe inconnu — Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Aden, Yemen

The Valley of Gardens, Tadjoura, Djibouti, 1893

The Valley of Gardens

1893Maurice Maindron — Bibliothèque nationale de France

Tadjoura, Djibouti

The Fort, Tadjoura, Djibouti, 1893

The Fort

1893Maurice Maindron — Bibliothèque nationale de France

Tadjoura, Djibouti

The Mosque, Tadjoura, Djibouti, 1893

The Mosque

1893Maurice Maindron — Bibliothèque nationale de France

Tadjoura, Djibouti

The Seven Bridges, Paris, France, 1890–1900

The Seven Bridges

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Paris, France

Notre-Dame and the Pont Saint-Michel, Paris, France, 1890–1900

Notre-Dame and the Pont Saint-Michel

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Paris, France

Place de la Concorde, Paris, France, 1890–1900

Place de la Concorde

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Paris, France

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France, 1890–1900

Place de la Bastille

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Paris, France

The Hôtel de Ville, Paris, France, 1890–1900

The Hôtel de Ville

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Paris, France

Place Clichy, Paris, France, 1890–1900

Place Clichy

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Paris, France

Les Buttes-Chaumont, Paris, France, 1890–1900

Les Buttes-Chaumont

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Paris, France

The Pont de l’Alma, Paris, France, 1890–1900

The Pont de l’Alma

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Paris, France

The Golden Horn, Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey, 1890–1900

The Golden Horn

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey

The Kara-Keui Bridge, Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey, 1890–1900

The Kara-Keui Bridge

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey

View from the Bridge, Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey, 1890–1900

View from the Bridge

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey

Towards Stamboul, Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey, 1890–1900

Towards Stamboul

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey

A Street in Stamboul, Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey, 1890–1900

A Street in Stamboul

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey

The Fountain of Sultan Ahmed, Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey, 1890–1900

The Fountain of Sultan Ahmed

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey

The Yeni Cami by Moonlight, Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey, 1890–1900

The Yeni Cami by Moonlight

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey

The Bosphorus, from Kandilli to Roumeli Hissar, Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey, 1890–1900

The Bosphorus, from Kandilli to Roumeli Hissar

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey

Hands and trades

Hands and trades: 19 plates

Nothing from this country hangs in this room.

The Barbers of the Seraskerate, Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey, 1890–1900

The Barbers of the Seraskerate

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey

The Street Cook, Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey, 1890–1900

The Street Cook

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey

The Itinerant Cook, Kairouan, Tunisia, c. 1899

The Itinerant Cook

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Kairouan, Tunisia

The Couscous Sellers, Tunis, Tunisia, c. 1899

The Couscous Sellers

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Tunis, Tunisia

At the Café, Algiers, Algeria, c. 1899

At the Café

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Algiers, Algeria

The Embroidery School, Algiers, Algeria, c. 1899

The Embroidery School

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Algiers, Algeria

The Carpet Weavers, Algiers, Algeria, c. 1899

The Carpet Weavers

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Algiers, Algeria

The Juggler, Algiers, Algeria, c. 1899

The Juggler

c. 1899Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Algiers, Algeria

The Street Barbers, Cairo, Egypt, 1890–1900

The Street Barbers

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Cairo, Egypt

The Date Sellers, Cairo, Egypt, 1890–1900

The Date Sellers

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Cairo, Egypt

The Carrier of Drinking Water, Cairo, Egypt, 1890–1900

The Carrier of Drinking Water

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Cairo, Egypt

The Water Carrier, Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

The Water Carrier

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine

The Itinerant Cobbler, Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

The Itinerant Cobbler

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine

Peasant Women at the Millstone, Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

Peasant Women at the Millstone

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine

The Bread Sellers, Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

The Bread Sellers

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine

The Sour-Milk Sellers, Siloam, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

The Sour-Milk Sellers

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Siloam, Ottoman Palestine

The Ploughmen of the Plain, Plain of Esdraelon, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

The Ploughmen of the Plain

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Plain of Esdraelon, Ottoman Palestine

The Ox and the Ass, Ottoman Palestine, 1890–1900

The Ox and the Ass

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Ottoman Palestine

Baking Bread, Ottoman Syria, 1890–1900

Baking Bread

1890–1900Photoglob Zürich — Detroit Photographic Co.

Ottoman Syria