‘Diary of Gertrude Bell, 1911.’

Title:

‘Diary of Gertrude Bell, 1911.’

Date:

1911/1911

Description:

The second of two oblong duodecimo volumes containing abbreviated notes recorded by Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, during the course of a journey through Syria, Turkey and Iraq, from Damascus to Aleppo via Baghdad. The volume covers the period 19 April to 23 May 1911, covering the journey from the vicinity of Dara, in Turkey, to Bell’s arrival in Aleppo. The notes record: places passed or visited; times of arrival and departure; temperature and atmospheric pressure readings; some description of the topographic character of the places passed through; and copies of Greek, Syriac, and Nabatean tomb inscriptions.The volume also includes:drawings depicting two anthropomorphic figures, possibly of stone carvings from a tomb at Kermati [Kayabali], above a drawing of three arches. All three drawings have dimensions indicated (ff 3v-4)Folios 25-37 are blank.1 volume (37 folios)Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with i, and terminates at the inside back cover with 38; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.

Language:

English
Arabic
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Classical Syriac

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Memorials
Memorial inscriptions
Geographical exploration
Diaries
Archaeology

Geographic region:

Syria
Turkey
Iraq
Damascus

Extent:

1 volume (37 folios)

Rights:

Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000001250.0x000177_ar
81055/vdc_100000001250.0x000177_en
Add MS 45158 B

Is part of:

British Library: Western Manuscripts

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