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Ancient monasteries of the East : or the monasteries of the Levant / Robert Curzon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Curzon, Robert, 1810-1873.
- Series:
- Gorgias reprint series ; v. 4.
- Gorgias reprint series ; v. 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Monasteries.
- Middle East--Description and travel.
- Middle East.
- Monasteries--Middle East.
- Physical Description:
- 390 pages, 15 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, music ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- First Gorgias Press edition.
- Other Title:
- Ancient monasteries of the East
- Place of Publication:
- Piscataway, NJ. : Gorgias Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- Between 1834 and 1837, Curzon visited Egypt, Syria, Albania and Athos in order to examine and collect ancient manuscripts. The notes from his exotic travels are collected here.
- Notes:
- "Originly published in 1849 under the title 'A Visit to theMonasteries of the Levant' and later in 1854 under title 'Ancient Monasteries of the East.'
- ISBN:
- 0971309744
- OCLC:
- 49235585
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