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…
history… The Importance of The Levant and Anatolia to Egypt: in Ancient and Modern Times 5 Jan 20255 May 2025 Photo of Ibn Mansour (Mansour x Bint Rissala) at RAS (later renamed EAO). Source: Tārīkh Tarbiyat Al-Khuyūl Al-ʻArabīyah fī Miṣr by Abd al-'Alīm 'Ashoub I was preparing an article and…
equestrian… The Horse in Mamluk Military: The Dongola Horse 8 Nov 202422 Dec 2024 Was the Dongola Horse the preferred mount of the Mamluks? This is the question I sought to answer. I was well aware that the Mamluks did not exclusively favour the…
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…
equestrian… Escaping the Massacre 18 Feb 202415 Nov 2024 The Mamluke who escaped the Citadel's massacre fueled the imagination of artists, novelists, historians, as well as my curiosity. On Friday, 1st of March 1811, Mohamed Ali Pasha, viceroy of…
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…
equestrian… Equestrian Traditions in Upper Egypt: al-Mirmah 30 Apr 20236 May 2025 At the Swiss Institute of Archaeology in Zamalek, I delivered a lecture on one of the equestrian traditions of Upper Egypt known as al-Mirmah to members of the Friends of…
Horse History… Equine Veterinary Knowledge in the Islamic World 7 May 202115 Nov 2024 This article was published in Al-Tibb, Healing Traditions in Islamic Medical Manuscripts, a catalogue published by ISLAMIC ARTS MUSEUM MALAYSIA. In the 12th and 13th centuries AD, Egypt had its…
The Horse in Word and Picture 