"The sword of the Prophet"

Dom · 6th March 2006, 01:13 PM

in preparation of our next trip, some months in Syria, I found in a book concerning that country the following illustration dated 18th century
it's exactly the sword of our chat purpose
translation of the French text (by a Frenchie

) ;
The Christians of Syria are above all the Arabs: they preserve the
culture and the modes of representation, including in the religious
iconography. Illuminated (?) (Enluminée) page of the Gospel of Luc, XVIIIe S., Museum of Damas

6th March 2006, 01:13 PM	#8
Dom Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG) Posts: 1,142	in preparation of our next trip, some months in Syria, I found in a book concerning that country the following illustration dated 18th century it's exactly the sword of our chat purpose translation of the French text (by a Frenchie ) ; The Christians of Syria are above all the Arabs: they preserve the culture and the modes of representation, including in the religious iconography. Illuminated (?) (Enluminée) page of the Gospel of Luc, XVIIIe S., Museum of Damas Attached Images