The Fayoum: Or, Artists in EgyptH. S. King & Company, 1873 - 298 páginas |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 25
Página 28
... took care to compose the foreign troops ' uniforms of all the richest stuffs in the country to which they came as military occupants . This was an innovation in a country where the beard is highly esteemed , and where the respect due to ...
... took care to compose the foreign troops ' uniforms of all the richest stuffs in the country to which they came as military occupants . This was an innovation in a country where the beard is highly esteemed , and where the respect due to ...
Página 34
... took hold of us ; the solitude of the almost deserted mosques , the wild look of the clay huts which surround them , and even the types presented by the few inhabitants , all seem to conform to the style of that magnificent Mussulman ...
... took hold of us ; the solitude of the almost deserted mosques , the wild look of the clay huts which surround them , and even the types presented by the few inhabitants , all seem to conform to the style of that magnificent Mussulman ...
Página 59
... took a three days ' lease of this hospitable tree , with a clause of surrender . There was ample space beneath its beneficent shade for our camels , asses , tents , escort , ass - drivers , camel - drivers , baggage , and selves . Our ...
... took a three days ' lease of this hospitable tree , with a clause of surrender . There was ample space beneath its beneficent shade for our camels , asses , tents , escort , ass - drivers , camel - drivers , baggage , and selves . Our ...
Página 67
... took a great interest in these remains of distant times . Several of the tombs be- long to periods anterior to the Pyramids , and are , in fact , the most ancient constructions in Egypt . An incident , which I may call almost ...
... took a great interest in these remains of distant times . Several of the tombs be- long to periods anterior to the Pyramids , and are , in fact , the most ancient constructions in Egypt . An incident , which I may call almost ...
Página 68
... took possession of him , thus inaugurating the series of un- pleasant objects which were destined to crowd our open - air dormitory . The next day we struck camp , after having vainly endeavoured to catch jackals in a wolf - trap which ...
... took possession of him , thus inaugurating the series of un- pleasant objects which were destined to crowd our open - air dormitory . The next day we struck camp , after having vainly endeavoured to catch jackals in a wolf - trap which ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
Abakah Abayes admiration amused ancient animals Arabs arms arrival asses Author bakshish bazaar beasts beautiful Bedouins brilliant Cairo Caliphs camel-drivers camels camp canal caravan carpets charming climb colossal colour convent Cornhill costumes coursers crowd Crown 8vo Dachour Demy 8vo desert dogs dragoman dromedaries Edition Egypt Egyptian enormous escort everything eyes Fayoum Fellah found ourselves gestures hand Hasné head Hebron honour huge Illustrated immense importance interesting Islam in Egypt journey kind King London look Medinet mihrab minarets Mohammed Gadd monks monuments morning mosque Mount Horeb mountain Mouski Mussulman natural Nile Nilometer ornamented painted palm palm-trees Paternoster Row Petra picturesque Price Published by Henry Pyramids reached rocks Roman sand scheik sculptured seemed Senouhrès side Sinai SKETCH spectacle sphinx stones story strange street Suez superb Tamyèh tents tion tombs travellers tribes valley village vols Wadi walls whole wild women wonderful
Pasajes populares
Página 18 - THE MEDICAL GUIDE FOR ANGLOINDIANS. Being a Compendium of Advice to Europeans in India, relating to the Preservation and Regulation of Health. With a Supplement on the Management of Children in India.
Página 7 - The English Constitution. A New Edition, Revised and Corrected, with an Introductory Dissertation on Recent Changes and Events. Crown 8vo. Cloth, price js.
Página 11 - YOUMANS (Eliza A.). An Essay on the Culture of the Observing Powers of Children, especially in connection with the Study of Botany. Edited, with Notes and a Supplement, by Joseph Payne, FCP, Author of " Lectures on the Science and Art of Education,
Página 5 - SENIOR (NW). Alexis De Tocqueville. Correspondence and Conversations with Nassau W. Senior, from 1833 to 1859. Edited by MCM Simpson. 2 vols. Large post 8vo.
Página 32 - No one who reads these sermons will wonder that Mr. Brooke is a great power in London, that his chapel is thronged, and his followers large and enthusiastic. They are fiery, energetic, impetuous sermons, rich with the treasures of a cultivated imagination.
Página 3 - Field and Forest Rambles of a Naturalist in New Brunswick. With Notes and Observations on the Natural History of Eastern Canada.
Página 10 - FIRST BOOK OF BOTANY. Designed to Cultivate the Observing Powers of Children. With 300 Engravings, New and Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo.
Página 28 - Tales of the Zenana ; or, A Nuwab's Leisure Hours. By the Author of " Pandurang Hari." With a Preface by Lord Stanley of Alderley. 2 vols. Crown 8vo.
Página 15 - SCHELL (Maj. von). The Operations of the First Army under Gen. von Goeben. Translated by Col. CH von Wright. Four Maps. Demy 8vo. Cloth, price gs. The Operations of the First Army under Gen.