Journey to Mount Sinai. The path to the summit of Mount Sinai leads through a gorge in the southwest. One of the Monks of the Convent stationed himself there in prayer.
Tag: Holy Land
Holy Land is a term for the region referred to in the Hebrew Bible as Canaan, Eretz Israel or the Promised Land. Since the Roman Empire, the region has been called Palestine.
Ascent of the lower range of Mount Sinai, 1839.
This Sketch gives a portion of the Israelite march to Sinai. The foot of the Pass before us, called by the Arabs Nukb Hâwy (Windy Pass).
The Christian and Mohammedan Chapels on Mount Sinai, 1839.
Those Chapels are placed on what is traditionally regarded as the summit of Sinai.
The port city of Damietta as the Venice of Egypt.
Damietta is frequently called the “Venice of Egypt,” and like the real Venice her glories, from a commercial point of view, have departed.
Egypt. The river Nile, with the Pyramids of Ghizeh in the distance.
The Nile is the only river of Egypt, and is called by way of pre-eminence the River.
Chapel of the convent of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai.
The interior of the Chapel of St. Catherine is probably the oldest and the richest of all the Eastern churches
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.
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.
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