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Subject Matter Featured in this Work (General/Partial Only, Please See Full Contents in Main Description Below): Two Hundred Pictorial Illustrations of the Holy Bible Robert Sears Antique Illustrated Pictorial Bible History Christian Jewish Religion Spirituality Archaeology Geography Natural History Levant Palestine Syria Egypt Nineveh Palmyra Petra Israel Jordan Sinai Ruins Sacred Scripture Hebrew Jewish Arabic Arabian Arabs Egyptian Syrian Palestinian Old New Testament Mount Ararat Birs Nemroud Babel Plain of Jordan Land of Edom Sepulchral Caves Wady Mousa Exodus Faioum Mount Sinai Horeb Moses Red Sea Ras Mohammed Ark of the Covenant Standards of the Tribes Ancient Persian Standards Egyptian Standards Roman Standards Brazen Serpent Deuteronomy Samuel Saul Witch of Endor Mount of Olives David Goliath Great Temple of Edfou Solomon’s Temple Palmyra Ruins Petra Ouadi Mokatta Prophets Temples
Two Hundred PICTORIAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE HOLY BIBLE. Consisting Of Views In The Holy Land, Together With Many Of The Remarkable Objects Mentioned In The Old and New Testaments; Representing Sacred Historical Events, Copied From Celebrated Pictures, Principally By The Old Masters, The Landscape Scenes Made From Original Sketches, Taken On The Spot, With Interesting Letter-Press Descriptions, Chiefly Explanatory Of The Engravings, And Of Numerous Passages Connected With The History, Geography, Natural History, And Antiquities Of The Sacred Scriptures. By Robert Sears. FIRST EDITION. Published in 1841 by Robert Sears, New York. 9” x 6” cloth hardcover with gilt decoration. Illustrated with engravings. 204 pages.
Condition: VERY GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION. Almost like new except for some slight wear at upper spine end. Text is clean and bright. Firmly bound. I doubt there’s a better copy of this book available anywhere.Description:
Here is an amazing 175-year-old pictorial chronicle of the area in southwest Asia formerly known in ancient times as the “ Levant” -- Palestine, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, and Syria, along with Egypt, portions of Iraq, and the Sinai Peninsula, the whole referred to loosely as “the Holy Land.”
Ostensibly a pictorial treatment of scenes from the Bible, this rare antique book is so much more. In addition to many rare Biblical scenes (some of which I have never seen depicted elsewhere), t contains numerous rare images of ancient and modern life in the Levant (“modern” meaning as of 1841), among peoples of Hebrew and Arabic descent, including modes of dress and personal adornment, examples of art, musical instruments and more.
The many engravings, totaling 200 in number, are accompanied by captions and explanatory text detailing the historical, religious and cultural significance behind the pictures. The text also correlates the engravings with their scriptural references in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, by book and chapter.
To help you appreciate the full scope of this rare and highly collectible book, I have furnished some helpful details below, namely my own summary of the illustrations featured inside, followed by a generous sampling of the images themselves.
I hope you’ll take a few moments to have a look.
Engravings Include:
GENESIS: Adam discovering the dead body of Abel * Syrian Dove * Olive * Mount Ararat * Birs Nemroud, Babel * Syrian Ox, Camel and Ass * The Plain of Jordan * Land of Edom * Flight of Lot with His Daughters * Four-horned Ram * Abraham Offering Isaac * Sepulchral Caves in the cliffs of Wady Mousa
EXODUS: Brick pyramid at Faioum * Mounts Sinai and Horeb * Jewels of Gold and Jewels of Silver * Locusts * Moses at the passage of the Red Sea * Suez viewed from the Northeast * The Red Sea viewed from Ras Mohammed * Miriam celebrating deliverance of Israel * Wild date palm found in the Sinai Mountains * Gathering the manna * Valley and convent of Sinai * Probable form of the Ark of the Covenant * Probable form of the Table of Show-bread
LEVITICUS: The Camel and Camel’s Foot * Scape-goat and Young Bullock
NUMBERS: Standards of the Tribes * Ancient Persian Standards * Egyptian Standards * Roman Standards * Modern Oriental Standards * Thrashing floor * Mount Hor, Aaron’s Tomb * The Brazen Serpent
DEUTERONOMY: Elath * Arabic Door inscribed with passages of the Koran * The Giraffe * Battlement of Roof * Egyptian ploughing with Ox and Ass * Shoes, Egyptian Sandals * Oriental Water-carrier * Writing materials and implements * Youth with a closed Roll * Girl with a Tablet Book * Female reading with a box of rolls * Female reading a Roll * Fragment of an Egyptian Papyrus Roll
BOOK OF RUTH: Ruth and Naomi
FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL: SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL: Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives * David dancing before the Ark * Portrait of Futteh Ali Shah, late king of Persia
FIRST BOOK OF KINGS: General view of the Great Temple of Edfou * Plan of Solomon’s Temple * Oriental Ewer and Basin
THE FIRST BOOK OF CHRONICLES: Arab Huts and Sheep-cotes at Busheir * Beards, undressed, of a Syrian Jew, an Arabian and a Persian * Beards, dressed, of a Turkish sheik, a Mameluke, a Turkish officer and of Turkish Gentlemen * The Plague
THE SECOND BOOK OF CHRONICLES: The Pomegranate * Palmyra, Genreal view of the Principal Ruins
JOB: Tomb at Petra * Interior of Tomb at Petra * Oriental method of washing hands* Engraved rocks in the Ouadi Mokatta * Modern utensils used in painting the eyes * Ancient vessel and probe, for painting the eyes
THE PSALMS: Various forms of ancient lyre * Muse, with early form of lyre * Summit of Mount Zion with Mosque of David * David with head of Goliath * Trumpets or funeral pipes * Ancient Trumpet * Idea of a Levitical Trumpeter * Ancient Cymbals
PROVERBS: Oriental Gate * Egyptian House
THE SONG OF SOLOMON: Rose of Sharon * Costume of the Spouse and Attendants
ISAIAH: Isaiah * Cauls * The Ckumarah * Ancient Egyptian Necklace * Drops or Pendant Ornaments * Forms of Ear-rings * Ancient Egyptian Necklace * The Ckoosah, or jeweled headband of modern Egypt * The Khizam, or nose-jewel of modern Egypt * Ladies of modern Egypt showing the common face veil with one form of the walking wrapper * Another form of the walking wrapper * Woman wearing the tob * Hood veil of an Arab female * Indoor dress of Egyptian lady * Dancing women of Cairo
JEREMIAH: Jeremiah * Mode of painting the Eyes and Brows and Tattooing the Face, Hands, etc in Egypt * Oriental Barber
EZEKIEL: Ezekiel * Persian instruments of writing * Ancient Egyptian embroidery * Modern Egyptian embroiderers * Fine lime grinding mill at Cairo
DANIEL: Daniel * Ancient Egyptian flutes
JOEL: Joel * Valley of Jehoshaphat, Brook Kedron with ancient tombs
JONAH: Jonah
ZEPHANIAH: Temple of the Sun at Nineveh
ZECHARIAH: Zechariah
THE NEW TESTAMENT
MATTHEW: The Plain of Jordan * Christ in the Storm * Christ and the Little Children * Jerusalem with the Mount of Olives * Marriage procession of a Hindoo bridegroom * Marriage procession of a bride in Lebanon
MARK: Jericho * Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
LUKE: Miraculous Draught of Fishes * Peter denying Christ
JOHN: Mary anointing the feet of Jesus * Charge to Peter: “Feed my Sheep”
ACTS: Peter and John curing the Lame Man * Death of Ananias * View of Damascus * Elymas the Sorcerer * Paul and Barnabas at Lystra * Ancient rotundo at Thessalonica * Paul preaching at Athens
MISCELLANEOUS ENGRAVINGS: Ancient Custom * Alexandria * Egyptian Agriculture * Arab tents and sheep-cotes * Ark of the Covenant * Athens as it once was * Ancient books and writing materials * Affectionate daughter in law * The Ascension * Babylon * Balbec * Books of Nature and Revelation * City of Broosa * Church of the Holy Sepulchre * Camel * Children of Israel * Costume of Egyptian Bride * Crocodile * Christ delivering the keys to Peter * David and Goliath * Death of Abel * The Dove * Down to Jericho * Dead Sea * Deliverance of Israel * Damascus * Egypt, ancient monuments, etc * Description of Edfou * Egyptian House * Egyptian schools * Elymas struck with blindness * Flight of Lot and his daughters * Grand Cairo * The Goat * Description of Horned Head Dresses * Hindoo Temples * Jewish rites of Sepulture * Approach to Jerusalem* Entrance to Jerusalem * Ancient Tombs in Jerusalem * Remarkable cemetery in Jerusalem * Plain of Jericho* The River Jordan * Locusts in the East * Mary anointing feet of Christ * Manna * Mount Ararat * Manners and customs of the East * Mummies, manufactures, etc * Mount of Olives * Mummies and Embalming * Mosque of David * Miracles * Nineveh * Oriental Houses * Oriental Gate * Orientals washing hands * Scenery of Palestine * Pyramid at Faioum * Scene of extreme horror in the Pyramids * Destruction of Pompeii * Peter curing the cripple * Rama * Rome * Rice in the East * Samuel * Sepulchral Caves * Shaving the Head * The Serpents * Temples of Egypt * The Prophets
Remember folks, this is an 1841 original. This book is 183 years old.
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