M0001939: Reproduction of three photographs of Trajan's Kiosk of Philae, Egypt; Church of the Savior on Blood, St Petersburg, Russia, and Pisa Baptistery of St. John, Pisa, Italy from an unknown publication
- Date:
- June 1931
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/18/21
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Temple at Philae; Church of Our Saviour; Baptistry, Pisa.
Description
Halftone reproduction of three photographs captioned "A mammoth monument of the pharaohs" at the header and "1. One of the massive Egyptian buildings at Philae [The of Trajan's Kiosk of Philae]. Many months of the year the ruins are almost covered by the Nile. 2. The Church of Our Saviour, Petrograd [Church of the Savior on Blood, St Petersburg], built in 1910. 3. The marble Baptistry at Pisa, Italy, begun in 1153". The reproductions are from Haggard, Howard W.: Devils, drugs, and doctors : the story of the science of healing from medicine-man to doctor New York : Blue Ribbon Books, [1929], page 202.
Publication/Creation
June 1931
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 16.5 x 12 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds an edition of the publication depicted in the glass plate negative
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request