Thursday, November 24, 2011

Photo of the day

افيش فيلم "غزل البنات" انتاج عام 1949





Wednesday, November 23, 2011

photo of the day:Treasures of Rare Manuscripts book

كتاب من نفائس المخطوطات النادرة بمكتبة المخطوطات بوزارة الأوقاف 2011
أول صفحة من النص القرآني، بها فاتحة الكتاب وعدد آياتها. وقد أحيط النص بزخارف هندسية ونباتية ملونة ومذهبة
Treasures of Rare Manuscripts book (Library of the Ministry of awqaf) 2011

The dedication page was followed by the text and total number of Ayat (Verses) of Sūrat al-Fātiḥah (The opening Sūra; Sūra 1). The text is surrounded by rich golden and colorful vegetal and geometric decorations.

معلومة اليوم :الرحايا

هى زوج من الحجر السميك الدائري، بسمك يصل إلى حوالى عشرة سنتيمترات وقطر أربعين سنتيمتر لكليهما. ويوضع الحجر الأول على الأرض وبه قائم حديدى فى الوسط يوضع فيه الحجر الثاني من منتصفه فى فتحة دائرية صغيرة ويدار بيد من الخشب، وتوضع الحبوب المراد تكسيرها من الفتحة العليا. وتدار باليد فتكسر الحبوب وتتساقط على أطراف الرحى.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Photo of the day:Greek ambassador’s house in Zamalek, was built 1930



Tip of the day:"Mallard"

Latin name : Anas platyrhynchos
Author : Linnaeus
First discovered in 1758


Length: 50 - 60 cm.
Wingspan: 81 - 95 cm.
The familiar mallard is the most numerous duck in Britain, and is the ancestor of the domestic duck. Both male and female mallards are easily identified by the presence of a dark blue band on the wing known as a 'speculum', which is bordered above and below with white. Males and females are distinct; males have a metallic bottle-green head, a crisp white neck-collar and a rich purplish-brown breast. The upperparts are grey, the flanks are somewhat paler, and the central feathers of the black tail are curled smartly upwards. In contrast, females are brown, with streaks of darker brown and buff. Juveniles are very similar to females, but lack the speculum. It is the female mallard who produces the well-known loud 'quack-quack' call; males produce a softer 'rhaeb', particularly when alert, and a 'piu' whistle during courtship

Monday, November 14, 2011

Book of th eday:The Contributions of the Arab and Islamic Civilizations to Medical Sciences (English Version)



The work titled: "The contributions of the Arab and Islamic civilizations in the Medical Sciences" is available in three languages; Arabic, English and French (three separate Editions). It represents the fruits of the continued close cooperation between CULTNAT and UNESCO’s Cairo Office, featuring some of the latter’s outstanding collection of precious and rare manuscripts in the Scientific and Mathematical fields.

Photo of the day: Sacred lotus