Travels & Discoveries in the Levant, Volum 1Day & son, limited, 1865 - 635 sider |
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Side 213 - ... present freedom from them solely to the exertions of their bishop, who has laid them all in Santorin, where on the desert isle they now exist in great numbers, and wander about, rolling stones down the slopes towards the sea, " as may be heard by any one who passes near, in a kaik, during the night.
Side 12 - ... Aegium, Mr. (afterwards Sir) CT Newton noticed " part of a fluted column and some remains of buildings which had just been dug up ; near them was a piece of massive wall. The column was of travertine covered with stucco." He saw also two fine statues of white marble, and some fragments of a third. " One of these statues appeared to be a Mercury, very similar to the celebrated one in the Vatican ; the other a female figure, with a head-dress like that of the younger Faustina, probably an empress...
Side 236 - Kalavarda several jugs, amphora1, and oinochoce, on which were painted black figures on a red ground, or red figures on a black ground. None of these designs were remarkable for beauty of drawing or excellence of fabric, but mostly specimens of the later period of the art. The clay seemed rather thick and heavy. The peasants also showed me some small terra-cotta figures. On inquiry I was told that all these objects were found in tombs near the village.
Side 148 - Theve, dans la relation de ses voyages, rapporte qu'elle y étoit encore de son teins , ou du moins son effigie ; qu'il l'y avoit vue ; qu'elle étoit beaucoup plus grosse et plus large que celle d'un cheval, la gueule fendue jusqu'aux oreilles, de grosses dents, les yeux gros, le trou des narines rond, et la peau tirant sur le gris blanc, peutêtre à cause de la poussière , qui , parla suite des tems, s'y étoit attachée.
Side 24 - The scene represented on it is in very low relief. On one side is a youthful figure on horseback, very similar in type and attitude to many on the frieze of the Parthenon. Behind him are two females...
Side 156 - The original doors, which were of cypress-wood richly carved, were given to the Prince de Joinville on the occasion of his visit to Rhodes. On either side are large vaults now used as warehouses. The inside is a quadrangle, supported on vaults, above which are open arcades formed of round arches resting on pillars. Adjoining the arcades...
Side 24 - Behind him are two females, one seated, the other leaning in an affectionate attitude on her companion's shoulder, pointing with her right hand to a group of two youthful warriors in front. This pair are joining hands as if taking leave of each other. This design is very slightly and sketchily treated, but exceedingly graceful as a composition. The figures are loosely and freely drawn : the style, if we make due allowance for the essential difference between painting and sculpture, presents many...
Side 147 - ... its stately towers and battlements, he compares to a crown. The temples and other public buildings were adorned with celebrated works in painting and sculpture, and according to Pliny the city contained no less than 3,000 statues, of which 100 were of colossal size. The maritime greatness of Rhodes was due not only to its geographical position, but also to the convenience of its harbours and to the perfect equipment of the dockyards and arsenal, which from Strabo's description occupied a large...
Side 86 - Carinae, -a kind of natural amphitheatre with a large square tank, through which flowed the most abundant and limpid water: all round were giant plane-trees, with trunks twisted into a thousand fantastic forms. Here we sat for a while, and dipped our crusts in the fountain, and thought what a blessed thing it was that this place was far beyond the reach of cockneys, and that its silence was never profaned by the sound of champagne-corks and the din of knives and forks rattling against the sides of...
Side 132 - From Kalifatli we proceeded to the site of Ilium Novum, where the remains visible above ground are very trifling ; though the irregularities of the ground led me to suppose that extensive ruins were hidden under the soil.