ʿAbdullāh Frères - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" ʿAbdullāh Frères - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Strohmeier, Martin

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1062946
Doc. NO	:	ALei3343
Main Entry	:	Strohmeier, Martin
Title & Author	:	ʿAbdullāh Frères - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Strohmeier, Martin
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(366 words)
Abstract	:	ʿAbdullāh Frères were pioneers of photography in the second half of the nineteenth century, who contributed considerably to the visual memory of the Ottoman Empire. The three Armenian brothers, who established the studio in Istanbul in 1858, were Viçen (1820–1902), Hovsep (1830–1908), and Kevork (1839–1918). Their grandfather changed the family name from Hürmüzyan to ʿAbdullāh, although he did not convert to Islam, a step taken by Viçen in 1899. Kevork attended the school of the Mekhitarists in Venice from 1852 to 1857, and his brother Viçen specialised
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei3343.pdf