Album of Views and Flowers from the Holy Land. Large Format. Jerusalem, Early 20th Century

Album of Views and Flowers from the Holy Land. Large Format. Jerusalem, Early 20th Century

Album of views and flowers. Olive wood binding. Photographs taken of the city of Jerusalem in large format. Dried flowers native to the same region as in the picture are glued to the parallel page of each picture. Magnificent olive wood binding with a carving of the Franciscan Cross ["Jerusalem Cross"], and the caption: JERUSALEM.

The album contains 11 pictures; a general view of the city of Jerusalem, Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem from the West, Al-Aqsa Mosque, a street in the Old City, Rachel's Tomb, Nazareth, and Tiberias. An interesting album, with a combination of black-and-white photographs and photographs in colored lithographic print. Each picture is described in three languages, English, French and German.   

Album: 26x22 cm. Picture plates: 19x15cm.

A few stains. Dried flowers in very fine condition.