David Roberts: Travels in Egypt the Holy Land | 
 enlarge | Authors: Debra N. Mancoff, David Roberts
Creator: Library Of Congress
Publisher: Pomegranate Communications
Category: Book
List Price: $30.00
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 233217
Media: Paperback
Pages: 127
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 11.4 x 8.7 x 0.5
ISBN: 0764910299
Dewey Decimal Number: 769.92
EAN: 9780764910296
ASIN: 0764910299
Publication Date: September 1999
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Product Description
In 1838, British artist David Roberts (1796-1864) embarked on a journey that would shape Europe's perception of the Middle East. Nurtured on Bible stories and tales of the exotic Orient, Roberts had always dreamed of exploring the Holy Land, though travel there was an arduous, dangerous undertaking. While he set himself the goal of bringing home an accurate visual record, he returned with a portfolio of hand-tinted lithographs that lost nothing of romanticism. His use of light, color, and atmosphere lent an aura of exoticism to his realistic view. Beautifully presented and reasonably priced, with 64 color reproductions and lucid, lively text, Travels in Egypt and the Holy Land evokes the moment in history when the European and Middle Eastern cultures discovered one another. By Debra Mancoff. P128 pages, 64 color illustrations, size: 11 1/2 x 8 7/8". Paperbound book, smythe-sewn, with flaps.
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Stuart McCoy March 13, 2001
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is not nearly as nice as another David Robert's book, Egypt: Yesterday and Today, but the images are just as beautiful, even in their reduced size. His work is truly amazing and after traveling in Egypt you really appreciate his vision of the past.
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