This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 edition. Excerpt: ...of the temple, and the ancient city wall, which must have enclosed the fountain, ran up the slope of Moriah, directly to it. Below this, as far as its junction with the Valley of Hinnom, the Valley of Jehoshaphat is tilled, and sprinkled with olives, but presents nothing of interest. We return to the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 edition. Excerpt: ...of the temple, and the ancient city wall, which must have enclosed the fountain, ran up the slope of Moriah, directly to it. Below this, as far as its junction with the Valley of Hinnom, the Valley of Jehoshaphat is tilled, and sprinkled with olives, but presents nothing of interest. We return to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, the path up the valley, along the brink of the Kidron, soon brings us to the most remarkable group of tombs around Jerusalem. To obtain a better idea of them, it is well to cross the valley, and ascend the pathway leading up towards Zion. Hence they are strikingly picturesque. The first tomb on the left is square, hewn from the solid rock, ornamented with Ionic pillars, and having 14 on the Map. a singularly shaped top, which, though rather heavy, is not without a certain grace of outline and detail. This passes for the tomb of Absalom. The next, hewn in the rock itself, has a regular Doric portal. The third, standing in a square, cut out from the rock, with a pyramidal top, is heavy and inelegant; it is called the tomb of Zechariah. It is in vain to speculate as to the builder of these tombs, or about those for whom they were erected, though certainly never for those whose names tradition has given them. They may be anterior to Herod, of the period when Greek architecture was first known in Palestine, or even of a later date, though this is improbable, as the monuments are important, and must have been hewn from the rock, one would think, in the days of Jewish prosperity. So prominent a position, immediately opposite the temple, would hardly have remained unoccupied, when all the face of the surrounding valley was hewn into sepulchres. Descending to the tomb of Absalom, (so called, ) we may pause, and drink from a well, .
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William Henry Bartlett. Very Good. The second edition of William Henry Bartlett's work on his travels around Jerusalem, illustrated profusely with his engravings. The second edition of this work. Unusually clean and bright. Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. A lovely topographical travel work on Jerusalem in the mid nineteenth century. The work discusses ancient Jerusalem, and takes the reader of three walks around the city. Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, two folding plates, twenty-two plates, and numerous in-text illustrations. Written and illustrated by William Henry Bartlett, a British artist known for his steel engravings. Label to the front pastedown, 'Miss L. Wild, from W. S. Binns....in a slight degree his sense of her uniformly good...which a pupil at Highfield Academy, Oldman, 10 June 1878'. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Crack to the head of the spine and head of the front joint. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light markings to the boards. A little discolouration to the spine. Prior owner's label to the front pastedown. Bookseller label to the rear pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with the odd spot and odd area of tidemarks. Leaf block B is working loose. Very Good.
