Five pilgrimage certificates, Arabia and Turkey, 20th century Printed in polychrome. The first two on paper, depicting the Ka'aba shrine and its enclosure, each element surrounding the black stone captioned, three bands with Qur'anic inscriptions all around. Names and dates completed in pen. 41 x 57 cm, folds and tears; the next three, from the Istanbul printing house Sumer Matbasi Galata, Ömer Kadri Avci in 1954, on large-format card stock, one depicting the Rawdah and the Ka'aba, a second the Rawdah and the third the Ka'aba, the sacred monuments set in rocaille frames inscribed with cartouches bearing the names of the Prophet and Allah. Pilgrims' names and travel dates missing. 49.5 x 68.5 cm, 69 x 48.6 cm, 67.5 x 49 cm. Faded colors, some folds, accidents and restorations. One with metal case.