with notes, and an appendix on ecclesiastical subjects.
London, Dolman, 1852
James Laird Patterson (1822 - 1902) was the Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster. He had converted to Catholicism in 1850, ordained to the priesthood of Westminster in 1855 and appointed as Bishop five years later.
'Patterson's work describes a year's travels in the East, from October 1849 to October 1850. There is much discussion of religious practices and the differences between the various churches. The author, a Puseyite, was converted to Catholicism while in Jerusalem. The plates, after drawings by the author, include views of Karnak, Philae, and Jerusalem' (Blackmer).
First edition, 8vo, 6 lithographed plates (incl. folding frontispiece & 4 double-page), 2 wood-engravings in text, original grey cloth gilt, decorated in blind with gilt roundel to upper cover, light foxing to plates, generally clean and fresh, binding fine. xxiii, [5], 480 pp.
Blackmer 1269. Ibrahim-Hilmy II p. 98. Röhricht 2230. Tobler p. 180.
'Patterson's work describes a year's travels in the East, from October 1849 to October 1850. There is much discussion of religious practices and the differences between the various churches. The author, a Puseyite, was converted to Catholicism while in Jerusalem. The plates, after drawings by the author, include views of Karnak, Philae, and Jerusalem' (Blackmer).
First edition, 8vo, 6 lithographed plates (incl. folding frontispiece & 4 double-page), 2 wood-engravings in text, original grey cloth gilt, decorated in blind with gilt roundel to upper cover, light foxing to plates, generally clean and fresh, binding fine. xxiii, [5], 480 pp.
Blackmer 1269. Ibrahim-Hilmy II p. 98. Röhricht 2230. Tobler p. 180.
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