Jerusalem and the Holy Land Rediscovered: The Prints of David Roberts (1796-1864) (Writings from an Unbound Europe (Hardcover))
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From the Back Cover Jerusalem and the Holy Land Rediscovered: The Prints of David Roberts (1796-1864) is comprised of 123 tinted and watercolored lithographs produced by the British artist, David Roberts, one of the first artists to travel extensively throughout the Holy Land in 1839. This book reproduces for the first time in full color all 123 of Roberts's lithographs along with the unabridged text by the Reverend George Croly, L.L.D. that accompanied the prints when they first appeared in 1842. Read more About the Author W. D. Davies is G. W. Ivey Professor Emeritus at the Divinity School, Duke University.Eric M. Meyers is a professor with the Department of Religion, Duke University.Sarah Walker Schroth is a curator at the Duke University Museum of Art. Read more
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Being a history buff, these pictures are fantastic! The pictures are so beautifully done that they are both documentational and inspiring!