William Sachtleben and others inside the Buruciye Medresesi, Sivas, 1891

Item Overview

Title

William Sachtleben and others inside the Buruciye Medresesi, Sivas, 1891

Date Created

April 30, 1891

Collection

Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841

Notes

Description

Photograph taken during William Lewis Sachtleben's bicycle journey across Asia with Thomas Gaskell Allen Jr.
Photograph of William Sachtleben and others inside the Buruciye Medresesi (also known as Şifaiye Medresesi; located in a plaza on Osman Pasa Cd. near Sirer Cd.).

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: No. 61. April 30, 1891: Another interior view of the ancient Seljukian religious Medresseh called Hadji Messoot (happy pilgrim) built in 670th yr. of Hegira. Showing appearance of gate in the interior and the side arches once used as students' rooms.
Handwritten on negative: 1028 / 4

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Madrasahs -- Turkey -- Sivas
Bicycle touring -- Asia
Architecture, Seljuk -- Turkey -- Sivas
Medical education -- Turkey -- Sivas

Names

Sachtleben, William Lewis
Buruciye Medresesi (Sivas, Turkey)

Longitude

39.749058

Latitude

37.015155

Resource type

still image