Sights and thoughts in foreign churches and among foreign peoples.
Publisher: Printed for J.G.F. & J. Rivington
Published: 1842
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 645
Subjects: Faber, Frederick William, -- 1814-1863 -- Journeys -- Europe; Cathedrals -- Europe; Europe -- Description and travel.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: BOOK I.; title: PARIS AND AVIGNON.; title: Travelling in the Middle Ages 1; title: Amiens 1; title: Paris 7; title: Thoughts on interesting Cemeteries 20; title: Versailles 23; title: Chartres 36; title: Orleans 38; title: Avignon 43; title: The Schism of Avignon 47; title: Reflections on the Pontificate of Boniface VIII 61; title: Vaucluse 80; title: The Loves of Petrarch and Laura 86; title: Provencal Scenery a type of the modern temper 101; title: The antiquities of Nismes 106; title: First sight of the Mediterranean 112; title: Thoughts on the Catholic movement in France 113; title: What it is to travel 121; title: Dialogue I. — Dark notions of Clerical Celibacy, by the Man of the Middle Ages 123; title: BOOK II.; title: CISALPINE GAUL.; title: Mechanical powers in the World, and movements in the Church 136; title: Genoa 139; title: The Monk and the Missionary 140; title: The honor of the Mother of God 147; title: Danger of travelling in Roman Catholic countries 154; title: Henry VIII. Charles V. and Francis I 160; title: The Certosa of Chiravalle 162; title: Dialogue II. — The wrath of Kings; Rome in the Holy Week; Character of the English Church; The two tendencies; The Donatist temper of England 166; title: Milan 182; title: The Legend of Saints Gervasius and Protasius 185; title: The Death of St. Ambrose 189; title: The fortunes of the Milanese Church 191; title: Transmutation of the Man of the Middle Ages 198; title: Dialogue III. — The Cloisters of San Ambrosio; Political indifference; Divine right of Kings 204; title: What the streets of Milan have seen 218; title: Manzoni and Von Raumer 225; title: Arnold of Brescia 233; title: Latin Literature 238; title: Padua 249; title: An unaccountable sympathy with an uncouth people 250; title: Dialogue IV. — Political sentiments; Miracles and Legends of the Church 271; title: Venice 282; title: Power of suffering 288; title: "Popish Mummery" 302; title: Good Friday Communions 304; title: A sketch in a garden in the November of 1535 308; title: The times of Paolo Sarpi 327; title: Thoughts on the Lido 333; title: The Armenian Convent 339; title: Dialogue V. — Catholic geography; Books; Pilgrims to Palestine; Revival of opinions; In the clouds; A Parable; Monasteries 340; title: BOOK III.; title: THE ADRIATIC AND AEGEAN.; title: Trieste 373; title: Ancona 376; title: Dialogue VI. — The Papacy, Primitive and Mediaeval 377; title: Corfu 393; title: Patras 398; title: Navarino 402; title: A Poem 406; title: Athens 408; title: Marathon 410; title: Xhe Priest and the Lizard; title: Dialogue VII. — Primitive Episcopacy; Persecution; The Sign of the Cross; The Happy Life 412; title: Oropo 435; title: Thebes and Livadia 436; title: Vision at Livadia; The Pagan Genius and the Prophetess of Romance 438; title: Parnassus 471; title: The Rydal Road and Ambleside by night 479; title: The Ancient Paganism 483; title: Corinth 497; title: Mycenae and Napoli di Romania 503; title: Iero, and the Dream on the ruined steps there 514; title: Epidaurus 528; title: Dialogue VIII. — Paganism; Pagan View of Nature; Animals; Imagination; The Fall 533; title: Athens 554; title: Sunset from the Acropolis ib.; title: Temple of Jupiter Olympius; Hadrian's Gate; the Erectheum; Lord Elgin; Sir F. Head; The Parthenon 555; title: Christian Athens 566; title: A Morning Walk in Athens 573; title: Last Evening in Athens 582; title: The Greek Church in Greece 583; title: Greek Scenery 590; title: Regrets and Anticipations 593; title: Syra 599; title: Smyrna 601; title: Dialogue IX. — Practical, and may be useful to young Catholics in England 607; title: The Odyssey and the Excursion 628; title: The Hellespont 632; title: The Four Consistories, the Apparition on the Sea of Marmara 637; title: The Illegible Vellum; Sunrise on Constantinople 643; title: P.S. The Materials for Three more Books have been collected, — The Desecrated City (Constantinople) — The Kaiser's Lands — and Protestant Germany, — which may, perhaps, be prepared for publication, if it should seem advisable.