Antiquities… Vernet: A Family of Painters 27 Dec 202528 Dec 2025 Four Generations of Painters Spanning More Than Three Centuries (1689–1863) Written by: Claudia Dijkstra Crommelin*1 Portraits of the three Vernets: the portrait on the left is of Joseph Vernet; the…
Arabian horse… Welcome, Joseph Ferriss! 4 Oct 2025 Joseph Ferris has agreed to collaborate with me on writing an article for my readers. Prevously, Joe provided me with very useful material which I intend to translate into Arabic…
Arabian horse… RAS Studbooks After 1952 6 Sep 202517 Sep 2025 A case study of RAS Vol. I also known as History of Arabian Horse Breeding in Egypt For the purpose of providing accurate transliteration and pronunciation of some Arabic words…
Arabian horse… El Nasser Shaarawi 5 Sep 20255 Sep 2025 A scanned image of the letter Dr Mohamed El Marsafi sent to Judith Forbis. In the right handside, El Nasser Shaarawi is listed. No photograph available of this stallion. Breeders…
Arabian horse… THE 1968 General Stud book 7 Jan 2025 I purchased this Arabic edition of the 1968 General Studbook, prefaced by Dr. Amin Zaher, last year from El Zahraa library, together with other English and Arabic stud books. To…
Ancient History… Iconography of Horses in ancient Egypt 7 Dec 20245 May 2025 Iconography of Ancient Egyptian Horses - an Interview. Lonneke Delpeut, an Egyptologist specialized in visual culture, talks to us about the representation of horses in ancient Egyptian tombs and temples.…
Ancient History… Horses in Ancient Egypt, Part III: The Skeletons 19 Oct 202415 Nov 2024 The Horse in New Kingdom Egypt is an indispensable book to anyone who wants to learn about horses in ancient Egypt. It is a PhD dissertation by Dr. Susan Turner,…
Ancient History… Horses in Ancient Egypt, Part II 1 Jun 202415 Nov 2024 Before you start reading, here’s a useful timeline of Ancient Egypt created by the British Museum. I mentioned in the Arabic video that I created about part one of Horses…
Arabian horse… Omar Sharif, The Horseman 10 Feb 202425 Aug 2025 Omar Sharif with the champion Don Bosco, David Smaga and Grégory Benoist. Source: France-Sire.com It has been nine years since Omar Sharif passed away. To this day, not a single…
Arabian horse… The Artistic Legacy of the Last Caliph 27 May 202325 Aug 2025 Play this audio file to listen to my article! It might come as a surprise to many that painting and playing music were practiced in a dynasty that claimed the…
The Horse in Word and Picture 