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Fauteuil, chaussures, palettes de scribes, instrument de musique, etc. Copiés sur les originaux.

Fauteuil, chaussures, palettes de scribes, instrument de musique, etc....

Public domain illustrated book page scan, related to Egypt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The castle of Beir Jibrîn, by starlight.  Arab musicians in the foreground. The one stringed instrument is the 'rabâb esh shâ'ir' or poet's viol; it is used as an accompaniment to chanted poetry. The double-reed pipe is the 'arghûl;' its longer reed serves as a drone or continuous bass.

The castle of Beir Jibrîn, by starlight. Arab musicians in the foregr...

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Rear view of block signal post, showing transformer and instrument cases with doors open.
Two soldiers in blue uniforms, one with white trim, the other with yellow. Both have red piping on their trousers. The soldier on the left holds a trumpet, the one on the right hold a small wind instrument. There is a music stand to the far left.

Two soldiers in blue uniforms, one with white trim, the other with yel...

The collection by the Dutch physician H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). 18th-19th-century European armies.

Main controlling board in power station; control and instrument board - main power station.

Main controlling board in power station; control and instrument board ...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sometimes a slave is tied up by the wrists, while the ancles are fastened to a staple in the floor. In this position, they are punished with the whip or with the paddle. This is an instrument of torture bored full of holes, each hole raising a blister.