Visits to Monasteries in the Levant (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781602063754)

"[...]mounted his horse and rode towards the gate of Silivria, where he was encountered by a band of the enemy and slain, after a brave resistance, by the hand of an Arab or a Negro. The broiled fishes still swim about in the water of the spring, the sides of which have been lined with white marble, in which are certain recesses where they can retire when they do not wish to receive company. The only way of turning the attention of these holy fish to the respectful presence of their adorers is accomplished by[...]."

Author: Robert Jr. Curzon
ISBN-10: 1602063753
ISBN-13: 9781602063754
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2007
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d