A Visit to Monasteries in the Levant

Curzon, Robert

History

Franklin Classics

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Visits To Monasteries In The Levant

Religion & Spirituality

Kessinger Publishing

Armenia

Europe

BiblioBazaar

Armenia (Bibliobazaar Reproduction Series)

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This ebook contains illustrations and a linked table of contents for easy navigation.Author's Preface:  In presenting to the public another book of travels in the East, when it is already overwhelmed with little volumes about palm-trees and camels, and reflections on the Pyramids, I am aware that I am committing an act which requires some better excuse for so unwarrantable an intrusion on the patience of the reader than any that I am able to offer.The origin of these pages is as follows:—I was staying by myself in an old country-house belonging to my family, but not often inhabited by them, and, having nothing to do in the evening, I looked about for some occupation to amuse the passing hours. In the room where I was sitting there was a large book-case full of ancient manuscripts, many of which had been collected by myself, in various out-of-the-way places, in different parts of the world. Taking some of these ponderous volumes from their shelves, I turned over their wide vellum leaves, and admired the antiquity of one, and the gold and azure which gleamed upon the pages of another. The sight of these books brought before my mind many scenes and recollections of the countries from which they came, and I said to myself, I know what I will do; I will write down some account of the most curious of these manuscripts, and the places in which they were found, as well as some of the adventures which I encountered in the pursuit of my venerable game.I sat down accordingly, and in a short time accumulated a heap of papers connected more or less with the history of the ancient manuscripts; at the desire of some of my friends I selected the following pages, and it is with great diffidence that I present them to the public. If they have any merits whatever, these must consist in their containing descriptions of localities but seldom visited in modern times; or if they refer to places better known to the general reader, I hope that the peculiar circumstances which occurred during my stay there, or on my journeys through the neighbouring countries, may be found sufficiently interesting to afford some excuse for my presumption in sending them to the press.I have no further apology to offer. These slight sketches were written for my own diversion when I had nothing better to do, and if they afford any pleasure to the reader under the same circumstances, they will answer as much purpose as was intended in their composition.

Visits to Monasteries in the Levant (Curzon Travellers)

Travel

Specialty Travel

Curzon Pr

Visits to Monasteries in the Levant (Salzburg English & American Studies, V. 25)

Edwin Mellen Pr

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.

Ancient Monasteries of the East: Or the Monasteries of the Levant

Travel Writing

Gorgias Pr Llc

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