One of the entrances to the temple area within which stands the Mosque of Omar.
Jerusalem. The Cotton Merchants’ Market. Suq al-Qattanin.
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Auguste Racinet. The Costume History Hardcover – Illustrated, November 4, 2015
by Françoise Tétart-Vittu (Author)
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.
Palestine. Herdsmen and christian woman in Bethlehem costume.
Palestine is a confusion of modern and ancient, a conglomeration of Moslems, Christians, and Jews of all sects and types, a babble of tongues, a wild array of costumes.
Orders of monks and nuns. Historical religious habit of the Orient.
These oriental monastic and nun’s habit date back to the earliest times of Christianity.
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
Jerusalem. Plan of the Church of the Resurrection and the Holy Sepulchre.
Plan of the Church of the Resurrection and the Holy Sepulchre. Interior views of the Great Dome, Calvary, Greek Chapel, Chapel of S. Helena.
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Couture: then and now Clothes define people. A person's clothing, whether it's a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential key to his or her culture, class, personality, or even religion. The Kyoto Costume Institute recognizes the importance of understanding clothing sociologically, historically, and artistically.
The David street. Jerusalem. City of the Great King.
This particular thoroughfare is the David street in its normal condition today. It is the principal street of the city Jerusalem.
The Gonfanon, or Amorial Ensigns of Jerusalem.
Exhibited in the vignette, were appointed by the chiefs of the first Crusade, after the capture of the city on July 15th, 1099, to be borne by the Christian king then elected.
The Entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem.
This Vignette represents the facade of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which is built over the spot where our Lord was presumed to have been buried.
The Citadel of Jerusalem and the Tower of David.
The citadel of Jerusalem, with the Tower of David, lies on the north-western part of Sion, to the south of the Jaffa Gate.
The Mosque at the site of the ancient temple of Solomon at Jerusalem.
Temple of Solomon, or rather the Mosque (Al-Aqsa) so called from its occupying the site of the ancient temple at Jerusalem in the eastern part of the city.
Calvary, or Golgotha in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem.
A view of the Calvary Altar in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, within the Christian Quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem.
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
