The Holy Land: Yesterday and Today : Lithographs and Diaries

Roberts, David; Bourbon, Fabio; Attini, Antonio ; Shugaar, Antony

ISBN 10: 1556704623 / ISBN 13: 9781556704628

Published by Withe Star, 1994

About this Item

1994, Withe Star. Copertina rigida con titoli al piatto e dorso, sovraccoperta illustrata. 36,5x27 cm. Pp (270). Segni d'uso e del tempo alla sovracopertina (senza gravi mancanze nà lacerazioni), carta patinata, riccamente illustrato, rade fioriture, interno pulito. ooo Lâ immagine se disponibile, corrisponde alla copia in vendita.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Holy Land: Yesterday and Today : Lithographs and Diaries
• Publisher: Withe Star
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556704623
• ISBN 13: 9781556704628
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • EquilibriTorino

About this title

Synopsis

Biographical notes on acclaimed 19th-century Scottish artist David Roberts and excerpts from his diaries are nearly eclipsed by the 120 color, mostly full page lithographic plates of sketches of his 1839 Middle East sojourn. Fabio Bourbon's introduction notes that this is the first time these original plates from their 1842-49 publication are exhibited in their proper chronological order. Pairing these lushly hued vistas of such biblical locales as Jerusalem, Haifa, Bethlehem, and Petra with the same views photographed in the 1990s by Antonio Attini, reveals how superbly Roberts rendered these awe-inspiring landscapes despite some modern encroachments. No index. 10x14" Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About the Author

DAVID ROBERTS (17961864) was one of the most acclaimed landscape painters of his time. He made an extended trip to Egypt and the Holy Land in 183839, during which he made the series of drawings that brought him lasting fame