Description: 64 Pictures of the Holy Land A very beautiful photographic record of photographs (in rare Uvatypie technique).The book is divided into pictures of holy sites and historical locations relating to the Old Testament (60%) and pictures relating to the New Testament (40%). Each picture is captioned with what it shows. Below this is a short Bible verse and further explanations with references to the Bible. All photos were taken by the famous photographer Ludwig Preiss at the end of the 1920s.Depicted among others is Jerusalem, Hebron, Beersheba, Kana, Sichem, Megiddo, Endor, Jesreel, Gilboa, Bethlehem, Amman, Karmel, Jericho, Sunem, The Tabor, Haifa, Terebinthe, Caesarea, Samaria, Silwan, Juda Desert, Nazareth, Magdala, Tiberias, Safed, Nain, ruins of Kapernaum, Garizim, Jaffa, stone tomb etc.The rare color photos by Uvatypie technology are of particular interest, and their quality and charm surpass the standards of process colour printing of the time. This color technology has been developed in 1918 by German Company Uvachrom, however with the destruction of the company in WW2, the technology died, since everything has been bombed and destroyed. Hardcover70 pagestop edge gilt64 coloured (Uvachrome) photos on art paperone map in the rear of Palestine at the time of the Old Testamentone map in the rear of Palestine at the time of the New Testamentone map in the rare showing the travels of the Apostle PaulIn good exterior and near very good interior conditionBoards and spine lightly bumped and rubbed, occasionally (finger) stained, name on free front endpaper and front paste down, otherwise ok with mild traces of use and age.All pages are complete and tight in the binding.Approx/Measurements: 11-3/4" x 9" ~2.1 lbs.by Ludwig Preiss (photos) and Paul Volz (text)Published by Bible Institute, Stuttgartin 1932SHIPPING OPTIONS Free Airmail shipping from Germany with recorded deliverydewabit
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Subject: Exploration & Travel
Topic: Asia
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Binding: Hardcover
Year Printed: 1932
Special Attributes: First Edition, Illustrated
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: German
Place of Publication: Stuttgart
Region: Middle East
