Front end paper
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Front end paper:
[On pasted note] 'This volume was re-bound through the generosity of AEMES (Ancient Egypt & Middle East Society, Lincolnshire), Manchester Ancient Egypt Society and the Society for the Study of Ancient Egypt (Derbyshire) in August 2002' (printed).
Dendarah landscape, human figures, Nerghaileh
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Nine sketches:
top left: pencil sketch of donkey
top middle: pencil sketch of mountains above Denderah
[on mount] 'Mountains above Denderah.' (ink note)
top right: pencil sketch of man wading
middle left: pencil sketch of two figures
middle middle: pencil sketch of three men at Beni Suef
[on sketch] 'Benisouf' (pencil note)
middle right: pencil sketch of seated figure
bottom left: pencil sketch of male figure standing
[on mount] 'Georgi Hassan' (ink note)
bottom middle: pencil and watercolour sketch of dahabiyyas
[on mount] 'Nerghaileh. W. Bank.' (ink note).
Human figures
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Four pencil sketches:
top centre: two men with staffs; one standing, one sitting
middle left: man standing
middle middle: five men sitting and standing
middle right: man standing
bottom: three men and two camels.
Dahabiyya, Aswan
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Pencil and watercolour sketch of dahabiyya near Aswan:
mounted
[on mount] 'Native Boat. Assouan.' (ink note).
Ruins of Coptic Convent near Philae and traders' camp at Manhatta
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Two pencil and watercolour sketches:
upper: building next to river
[on mount] 'Ruins of Coptic Convent. (near Philae.)'
lower: structure with two male figures
[on sketch] 'Soudan traders at Manhatta. Jan 21.' (pencil note)
[on mount] 'Trader's Camp: Manhatta.' (ink note).
Camels
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Pencil and watercolour sketch of two camels.
Temple of Amada; Temple of Dakkeh
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Two watercolour and pencil sketches:
upper: Temple of Amada
[on mount] 'Temple of Amada (Nubia)' (ink note)
lower: Temple of Dakka
[on mount] 'Temple of Dakkeh' (ink note).
Sistrum
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Pencil drawing of sistrum.
mounted
[on mount] 'Finis' (ink note).
Marmolada; unidentified peak
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Two mounted watercolours:
upper: Marmolada viewed from Forcella d'Alleghe
lower: unidentified peak.
Predazzo
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Mounted watercolour of Predazzo
The Pelmo; the Aiguilles of the Schlern; Silbergasse in Bolzen
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Three mounted watercolours:
upper: the Pelmo from Val Fiorentina
[on mount] 'The Pelmo' (pencil note)
lower left: the Aiguilles of the Schlern
[on mount] 'Needles of the Schlern' (pencil note)
lower right: Silbergasse in Bolzen
[on mount] 'Silbergass - Bolzen' (pencil note)
Back cover
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Back cover bound in red leather.
Unidentified head
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Ink sketch of head:
[on drawing] 'Poor Ribert has just heard her step-son died at 9.30 this morning.' (ink note)
Woman and crocodile
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Ink drawing of woman with crocodile:
[on drawing] 'The Larches, Westbury-on-Trym, Nr. Bristol.' (printed) 'The delights of sketching 1000 miles up the Nile, Scene the Second (Rapid disappearance of A.B.E.) April 24 / 88. (underlined) Here is Scene the Second in this terrible Tragedy for you - + I' (ink note)
My first love
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Ink drawing of man in profile:
[on drawing] 'Pictorial Biography of A. B. E. (underlined) My first (underlined) Love. No 1.' (ink note)
Drawing of woman
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Ink drawing of woman:
[on drawing] 'She's all my fancy painted her' (ink note)
Percy Shelley's grave
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Pencil drawing of Percy Shelley's grave:
[on drawing] 'Shelley's grave. Rome. Feby. 20th 1857.' (pencil note)
[on mount] 'Shelley's grave, Rome. 1857.' (pencil note)
Head of Ti
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Printed invitation to the Egypt Exploration Fund's Annual General Meeting with pencil drawing of head of Ti pasted on reverse:
[on mount] 'Ti (underlined) - a priest + landowner of Memphis. Vth Dynasty.' (ink note)
Mr Facing-Both-Ways
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Ink drawing of man:
[on drawing] 'Mr Facing-Both-Ways' (ink note)
Statue from Kom Firin
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Ink drawing of statue of seated figure from Kom Firin:
[on drawing] 'Limestone statuette from Kom Afrin. in ABE's collection. Such work - archaic.' (ink note)
Greek male torso; Greek female head
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Two drawings:
left: pencil sketch of statue of man.
[on drawing] 'Archaic Greek torso (male figure) showing extreme development of muscles.' (pencil note)
right: ink drawing of Greek head.
[on drawing] 'This is a rude attempt at a female figure - the "wings" are arms. Archaic Greek head female - circa B. C. 600. curls represented by [drawing of curls] + tresses as ropes. The eye, though face is profile, is always given as in full face - as in Egyptian paintings' (ink notes)
Mock Hall
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Ink sketch of building:
[on drawing] 'Mock Hall. May 1888' (ink note)
Scene at Interlaken
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Pen and wash sketch of scene at Interlaken mounted on reverse of invitation to Jolly & Son's Annual Winter Sale:
[on sketch] 'A.B.E. Interlaken Oct. 18th. 1872.' (ink note)
A Castle in the Air
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Ink drawing of castle:
[on drawing] 'A Castle in the Air, Hastings, July 28th 1888. A. B. E.'
Portrait of Ramesses II, Karnak
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Pencil drawing of Ramesses II:
mounted
[on drawing] 'Portrait of Rameses II. Karnac.' (pencil note)
[on mount] 'On the wall of a corridor leading to the Sanctuary - Karnak.' (pencil note)
King marking out foundations at Edfu
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Pencil drawing:
mounted
[on drawing] 'Edfoo. Ma' (pencil note)
[on mount] 'King marking out the foundations of a Temple. South wall. Great Hall. Edfoo.' (pencil note)