The Monastery of Faneromeni (Phaineromene) in the island of Salamis, was built in the 17th century by Saint Laurentios (Lampros Kanelos).
Tag: Landscape
General representation of the Site of Petra, Jordan.
This Engraving gives a general representation of the area which opens to the spectator on emerging from the “Chasm” by which he enters on the East.
The beauty of the submarine scenery. Rocks with green Corals.
The beauty of the submarine scenery is perhaps nowhere greater than in moderate depth.
Mount Hor, from the cliffs encircling the ancient city of Petra.
The view was magnificent, commanding El Ghor and the Wady Arabah, while above him towered the naked majesty of Mount Hor.
View of Petra from the top of the Nabataean Theatre.
One which most directly meets the eye on entering the City of Petra from the eastward, is the Theatre.
Men sitting to smoke by a ravine at Petra, Jordan.
This view is taken from the Theatre, and represents the Excavations in the opposite cliffs; and the continuation of the chief eastern entrance to the City.
The Perfection and beauty of the coconut palm at Sri Lanka.
In no part of the world does the coconut palm attain such perfection and beauty as in Ceylon
The Acropolis (Kusr Faron) Lower End of the Valley. Petra 1839.
It seems to have formed the approach to the Palace, or pile of building in the centre, called by the Arabs Kusr Faron (Pharaoh’s Castle).
Travellers at the tomb of Aaron, on the summit of Mount Hor, near Petra.
Among the hills in the approach to Petra, the most striking is Mount Hor, from its boldness and height, and still more, from its connexion with Scripture.
Paris Montmartre. View from the tower of the telegraph, 1819.
In the 19th century, the still rural Montmartre attracted numerous artists who could live a freer and cheaper life here than in the city centre.
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