ISBN: 9781781790618 - distant views of the holy land (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. hardback, quarto, measuring 11 3/8" x 8 3/4", pictorial glazed boards, dust jacket not called for in this edition. A small bookplate of a previous owner to the front pastedown, the contents otherwise clean and unmarked and the binding tight. Illustrated throughout in colour and monochrome. vi + 321pp.…

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Zustand: New. This book offers a selection of over 350 early photographs, paintings, and drawings of the length and breadth of the Holy Land from the rich repository of images in the archives of the Palestine Exploration Fund.&Uumlber den AutorFe.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Holy Land has been an enduring magnet for visitors seeking to retrace the footsteps of biblical prophets, kings and saints and to glimpse the setting of events recorded in the Scriptures. This book offers a selection of over 350 early photographs, paintings, and drawings of the length and breadth of the Holy Land from the rich repository of images in the archives of the Palestine Exploration Fund. As these images were produced before modern development impacted on these landscapes they are an invaluable resource. The pictures are accompanied by 7 maps and plans showing the locations depicted and a commentary describing the biblical context, informed by up-to-date scholarship. The book is divided into five chapters; an introduction which includes a brief account of pilgrimage to the Holy Land through the ages, followed by a series of geographical 'tours' through Galilee, Samaria, and Judea and Philistia, before culminating with a focus on the two main sites of interest for the traveller: Bethlehem and Jerusalem. While often very beautiful in their own right, the pictures also reflect the interest and sensibilities of the photographers and those who collected them, and capture the opposing undercurrents of scientific enquiry and piety characteristic of 19th Century European society. In the case of the photographers engaged by the PEF, a striving for objectivity is strikingly evident in their work.…

Zustand: New. This book offers a selection of over 350 early photographs, paintings, and drawings of the length and breadth of the Holy Land from the rich repository of images in the archives of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Num Pages: 416 pages, 367 illustrations including colour throughout and 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 292 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1400. . 2014. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…