The island of Cyprus was known to the Hebrews under the name of Chetim (or Kittim), from Kittim the son of Javan, the son of Japhet, the son of Noah.
Tag: Grand Tour
The Grand Tour, also known as the Cavaliers’ Tour, was the name given to an obligatory journey undertaken since the Renaissance by the sons of the European nobility, later also by the upper middle classes, through Central Europe, Italy, Spain and also to the Holy Land. In England in particular, the Grand Tour found rich literary expression in the 18th century.
The Rock of Moses in Wady-El-Leja valley, west of Mount Sinai.
The “Rock of Moses” is, from its size, a remarkable object: it rests isolated where it has fallen from the eastern Mountain above
Encampment of the Aulad-Said, Mount Sinai
This scene represents the arrival of the caravan of the Artist and his companions, in the country, and at the tents of the Aulad-Sa’id.
The convent of St. Catherine at Mount Sinai, Egypt.
This Convent has been built in the form of a square fortress of hewn granite, and flanked with towers, of which one or two have cannon.
Tomb of the Prophets. Tomb of Lazarus at Bethany.
Plan and sections of the Tomb of the Prophets; View, plan and section of the Tomb of Lazarus at Bethany.
Pompeji. The Pompeian House. Roman architecture.
The Pompeian House. The Atrium. Plan and section of the house of the Pansa.
Ruins of the Church of St. John Sebaste, ancient Samaria.
The ruins of the Church of Saint John the Baptist in the ancient city of Samaria, not far from the modern city of Nablus.
Nablous, the ancient Shechem, one of the oldest cities in Palestine.
View of one of the oldest and most interesting Canaanite cities in Palestine. Nablous contains some fine fragments of its former grandeur.
Entrance to Nablus, once the capital of Samaria.
The Shechem of the Old Testament, and Sychar of the New, once the capital of Samaria, was a city of very high antiquity, and eminent renown.
Jacob’s Well in Samaria at the foot of Mount Garizim near Nablus.
Jacob’s Well (the Well of the Samaritan Woman) is a well in Samaria at the foot of Mount Garizim near biblical Shechem (now Nablus).
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com