10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BURNOOS»
Discover the use of
burnoos in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
burnoos and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Egypt and the Holy Land
He is delighted to see us, presses us to mount the mastabah and take a pipe ; the
latter we decline, courteously of course, and beg him to show us the burnoos. I
find one which fits me tolerably, and I in- quire the price ; being a customer, ...
2
The East: Sketches of Travel in Egypt and the Holy Land
I listen with the utmost gravity, assure him that I do not particularly care about the
burnoos, and am in doubt whether to buy one or not; but on reflection, I advance
my offer twenty-five piastres. This only excites the Turk, and the phlegmatic ...
3
Proceedings of the Expedition to Explore the Northern Coast ...
... only garment to a white cotton shirt of very decent exterior, over which he had
carefully arranged a clean-looking white barracan ; and he had drawn from the
innermost recesses of his saddle-bags a new white burnoos of no ordinary
texture, ...
Frederick William Beechey, Henry William Beechey, 1828
Sidi al-Hasan al-Shadhili hastily handed him his burnoos robe and shashiya cap
in exchange for the bread and headed for the door. Just then, a man who had
been standing there asked him, 'Where are those dirhams you had?' He handed
...
5
Diplomatic and Consular Reports. Annual Series
The following are the principal articles of export from Tripoli to the interior, and
goods received therefrom : — □ The exports to Bornu consist of madapolams,
longcloths, calicoes, Exports to prints, twills, burnoos made of Vienna cloth, silk ...
Great Britain. Foreign Office, 1898
6
Indian Princely Medals: A Record of the Orders, Decorations, ...
Both depict the palace and the same inscription, but one version is more crudely
executed than the other. ()bverse An octagonal medal with the bust of Sadiq
Muhammad Khan V facing right, wearing robes and Arab-style headdress (
burnoos).
7
The Modern History and Condition of Egypt, Its Climate, ...
245, 594 Burning of the " Mansoura" ship of the line, ii. 20 Burnoos, or Barbery
mantle, i. 294, 318, 320 Burton, James, Esq. his scientific investigations and
discoveries, i. 1 76 ; ii. 541 Burial of the' dead (see Mohammedan Funeral
Obsequies), ...
8
Dictionary of the Amharic language: Amharic and English : ...
Rich people often lay out a great deal of gold and silver for a sumptuous burnoos,
which is made either of woollen cloth or of silk, and richly embroidered and
otherwise ornamented with gold and silver, sometimes at an expense of more
than a ...
Karl Wilhelm Isenberg, 1841
9
The thousand and one nights: commonly called in England, The ...
The " burnus," also called " burnoos," is a hooded clonk, generally made of white
woollen stuff, and mostly worn by the people of Northern Africa. The people of
Kookoo are described by El-Idreesee 9 as wearing skins. Revert to Note 27.
Edward William Lane, Edward Stanley Poole, 1865
10
The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India ...
Yezid had sent to Abdallah ben Adhah, one of the ten, the silver chain to bind the
son of Zobayr, with a silk burnoos, or cloak, to conceal it from observation. On the
arrival of the deputies at Medina, Abdallah ben Adhah met Merwan ben Hakam ...
