Jerusalem and the Holy Land rediscovered
Subtitle: the prints of David Roberts (1796-1864)
By: with contributions by W.D. Davies, Eric M. Meyers, Sarah Walker Schroth ; foreword by Michael P. Mezzatesta ; preface by Dennis M. Campbell.
Contributors: Croly, George, 1780-1860.; Davies, W. D. 1911-; Meyers, Eric M.; Roberts, David, 1796-1864.; Schroth, Sarah.; Duke University. Museum of Art.
Publisher: Duke University Museum of Art
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Durham, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 379
Subjects: Roberts, David, -- 1796-1864 -- Journeys -- Middle East.; Middle East in art.; Painters -- Great Britain -- Journeys -- Middle East.; Lebanon -- Description and travel.; Palestine -- Description and travel.; Petra (Extinct city); Sinai (Egypt) -- Description and travel.
Description: 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.
Notes: "Including David Roberts's The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia, with original text by the Reverend George Croly ..."

"Produced on the occasion of the exhibition ... at the Duke University Museum of Art, 26 September-29 December 1996"--P. [vi]