1881 Visits To Monasteries In The Levant R. Curzon Antique Book Syria Israel

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1881 Visits To Monasteries In The Levant R. Curzon Antique Book Syria Israel

Visits To Monasteries In The Levant
By Robert Curzon
Published by John Murray: London 1881 6th Edition

"Robert Curzon, 14th Baron Zouche (16 March 1810 - 2 August 1873), styled The Honourable Robert Curzon between 1829 and 1870, was an English traveller, diplomat and author, active in the Near East. He was responsible for acquiring several important and late Biblical manuscripts from Eastern Orthodox monasteries. In 1834, he brought some manuscripts from Palestine (including the Greek New Testament codices 548, 552-554) and in 1837 from the Athos peninsula, among them the important Bulgarian Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander and the gospel codices 547, 549-551, 910-911). After his death, they were first loaned to the British Museum, then donated by his daughter. They have since been transferred to the British Library. In his Visits to Monasteries in the Levant (1849), he described and justified his takings. He visited Mount Athos in 1837, and at the Monastery of St Paul, he recounts how the abbot said "We make no use of the old books, and should be glad if you would accept one'", upon which he took two, including a fourteenth-century illuminated Bulgarian gospel, now in the British Library.

General wear, fading and rubbing to covers and spine as shown. Some minor damage to top and bottom of outer spine. A couple of prior owner names present along with a lovely purchase invoice from 1974. Inside hinges split and covers a tad wobbly but all holding together nicely with no loose pages. Pages typically clean with only light age toning. Good condition overall. Please study photos carefully to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos and answer any queries on request.


Size 19.5cm x 13.5cm x 3cm - 373 Pages

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Condition: Good
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Region: Middle East
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: General wear, fading and rubbing to covers and spine as shown. Some minor damage to top and bottom of outer spine. A couple of prior owner names present along with a lovely purchase invoice from 1974. Inside hinges split and covers a tad wobbly but all holding together nicely with no loose pages. Pages typically clean with only light age toning. Good condition overall. Please study photos carefully to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos and answer any queries on request.
Language: English
Author: Robert Curzon
Publisher: John Murray: London
Year Printed: 1881
Sub-subject: Monasteries