Thanks to people who responded to my question re the meaning of
"Esqui-Djamidja," by Albert Aublet. Several people suggested the title
might refer to a place name. Here are a couple of specific responses, f.y.i.
Carole G.
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>From: [log in to unmask] (Janine J. Henri)
>>Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: stumped (query from faculty)
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>>Carole,
>>
>>Esqui is a french word meaning sketch.
>>
>>Djamidja looks like a French transliteration of an arabic place name.
>>Sometimes what is transliterated from arabic into french as "Dj" is
>>transliterated into english as "J". Check a gazeteer under a variety of
>>spellings.
>>
>>Hope this helps,
>>
>>Janine Henri
>>Head Librarian
>>The Architecture and Planning Library
>>The General Libraries, P.O. Box P
>>The University of Texas at Austin
>>Austin, TX 78713-8916
>>
>>(512) 495-4623
>>
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>From: "Wheeler, Don" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Stumped...
>
>Dear Carole,
>Our cataloger, who lived in Turkey for many years and who reads and speaks
>Arabic said that the first part of the title - esqui - is Turkish for "old",
>the second part - djamidja - has something to do with mosque. Perhaps this
>refers to a part of the city where the old mosque is....
>just a guess.
>Donald Wheeler Acquisitions Librarian
>The LuEsther T. Mertz Library The New York Botanical Garden
>2900 Southern Blvd. Bronx, NY 10458-5153 USA
>Tel: (718) 817-8752 Fax: (718) 817-8956
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>>I am stumped about how to go about researching the meaning of title of
>>an orientalist painting made in France in the 1880s. It has what I
>>think is an Algerian (ist?) title: 'Esqui-Djamidja' (by Albert
>>Aublet). I sense from the image that it has something to do with
>>women's ritual bathing... but I would like to understand the title. Is
>>it Algerian? blended with French? What would it translate as?
>>
>>I tried various dictionaries at UBC and got nowhere. Do you have any
>>suggestions about what or who to consult?
>>
>>Any advice would be appreciated.
>>
>> >>>>>Heather Dawkins, Ph.D.,
>> >>>>>School for the Contemporary Arts
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