SN - Album de Terre Sainte - 1890

Rare original illustrated copy with 492 photographs from this illustrated collection intended to introduce the holy places of Palestine and the main biblical sites to a wide audience, blending spiritual, historical and cultural dimensions -

The work presents photographs, engravings and commented maps of emblematic places such as Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth and the Jordan, allowing the reader to visualise and situate the biblical events in their real geographical setting -

It also offers explanatory notes on the history of the sites, the religious traditions associated with them, and the pilgrimages that take place there, highlighting the spiritual and symbolic importance of each place -

The album combines documentary rigour and a pedagogical approach, aiming to instruct while arousing piety and admiration for the beauty and sacredness of the landscapes -

SN - Album of the Holy Land - SD (Circa 1890) - Maison de la Bonne Presse -

492 pages + 6 pages of table.

Good binding condition, the work in its red half-leather with corners, tiny defects on the leather of one corner, good condition of the boards and spine, red edges, spine with ornate cross-bands, gilded title at the center of the front board, all edges gilt, gilded rules on the boards -

Very good interior condition, work enriched with 492 full-page captioned photographs, new edition revised and corrected, marbled endpapers, very fresh interior -

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