Two Hundred Pictorial Illustrations of the Holy Bible: Consisting of Views in the Holy Land, Together with Many of the Remarkable Objects Mentioned in the Old and New Testaments, Representing Sacred Historical Events, Copied from Celebrated Pictures, Principally by the Old Masters; the Landscape Scenes Made from Original Sketches, Taken on the Spot |
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These were the temples of Theseus and Jupiter Olympus ; one on the north , and the other on the south side of the city . The temple of Theseus resembled the Parthenon . On this temple , the famous deeds of old heroes and kings were ...
These were the temples of Theseus and Jupiter Olympus ; one on the north , and the other on the south side of the city . The temple of Theseus resembled the Parthenon . On this temple , the famous deeds of old heroes and kings were ...
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| Title | Two Hundred Pictorial Illustrations of the Holy Bible: Consisting of Views in the Holy Land, Together with Many of the Remarkable Objects Mentioned in the Old and New Testaments, Representing Sacred Historical Events, Copied from Celebrated Pictures, Principally by the Old Masters; the Landscape ... |
| Author | Robert Sears |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | R. Sears, 1841 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 204 pages |
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