Ebers’ Pictureseque Egypt, translated by Clara Bell, and measuring approx. 290x370mm (44.5 x 14.5 inches), is a huge two-volume collection of engravings and text. Copies of the plates are often sold on eBay, which is sad because it often means a bookseller has ripped apart a copy of the book.
This is volume two; the previous gallery is for volume one.
There is also an entry in the Nuttall Encyclopædia for George Moritz Ebers.
Title: Pictureseque Egypt Vol II
Published by: Cassell & Company, Limited
City: London
Date: 1878
Total items: 11
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
A foliated (floriated) initial letter D used as a decorative 8-line drop cap at the start of a chapter. [$]
A boy, perhaps thirteen years old, has a large flower on his head and carries a garland; he is selling flowers from a basket. [$]
Colonnade of Medamot at Thebes
This temple (if such it was) seems mainly to be of interest to archaeologists because of its “Campaniform Capitals” or pillars with floral tops. To most other [...] [more...] [$]
Ebers’ Pictureseque Egypt, translated by Clara Bell, and measuring approx. 290x370mm (44.5 x 14.5 inches), is a huge two-volume collection of engravings and text. Copies of the plates are often sold on eBay, which is sad because it often means a bookseller has ripped apart a copy of the book.
This is volume two; the previous gallery is for volume one.
There is also an entry in the Nuttall Encyclopædia for George Moritz Ebers.
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