Travels in Palestine, Through the Countries of Bashan and Gilead, East of the River Jordan: Including a Visit to the Cities of Geraza and Gamala, in the DecapolisLongman, 1821 - 553 pages |
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Page 74
... Corinthian capital , in perfect preservation , lying at the door of a new mosque on the west , and the fragment of another of the composite order , the diameter of which was upwards of five feet . The Saracenic remains are only to be ...
... Corinthian capital , in perfect preservation , lying at the door of a new mosque on the west , and the fragment of another of the composite order , the diameter of which was upwards of five feet . The Saracenic remains are only to be ...
Page 219
... Corinthian order , making in all forty - eight , in four rows of twelve each . These were two feet six inches in dia- meter , and eighteen feet in height , and were of chaste execution , and in excellent preservation . This is the nave ...
... Corinthian order , making in all forty - eight , in four rows of twelve each . These were two feet six inches in dia- meter , and eighteen feet in height , and were of chaste execution , and in excellent preservation . This is the nave ...
Page 248
... Corinthian columns of fine marble which formerly adorned the interior , being destroyed by the late fire , the dome is now supported by tall and slender square pillars of masonry , plastered on the outside , and placed so thickly ...
... Corinthian columns of fine marble which formerly adorned the interior , being destroyed by the late fire , the dome is now supported by tall and slender square pillars of masonry , plastered on the outside , and placed so thickly ...
Page 295
... , shafts of columns , and a capital of the Corinthian order , were seen scat- tered about over the widely - extended heaps of this ruined city . The site of Jericho has been hitherto fixed by all FROM JERUSALEM TO JERICHO . 295.
... , shafts of columns , and a capital of the Corinthian order , were seen scat- tered about over the widely - extended heaps of this ruined city . The site of Jericho has been hitherto fixed by all FROM JERUSALEM TO JERICHO . 295.
Page 341
... Corinthian Edifices . 9 Palace . 10 Temple of Jupiter . II Theatre with open scene . 12 Military Guard house . 13 Corinthian Temple . H Head of the Fountain . 15 Extensive Bath . 16 Bridge . 17 Aqueducts . 18 Unfinished Bath . covered ...
... Corinthian Edifices . 9 Palace . 10 Temple of Jupiter . II Theatre with open scene . 12 Military Guard house . 13 Corinthian Temple . H Head of the Fountain . 15 Extensive Bath . 16 Bridge . 17 Aqueducts . 18 Unfinished Bath . covered ...
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