Jerusalem in Original Photographs 1850-1920 [Hardcover]

Shimon Gibson (Author)

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Publication Date: June 1, 2004

The author, renowned archaeologist Dr. Shimon Gibson, has unearthed this spectacular collection of images which capture Jerusalem and its people as they were at the turn of the last century. In some ways Jerusalem, the everlasting cradle of three world religions, has changed little in the intervening years. Yet in other ways, it has changed immeasurably.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Author of Jerusalem in Original Photographs 1850-1920. A Senior Fellow at the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, working in Israel and Palestine, he is a graduate of University College, London. He completed his Ph.D. on landscape archaeology and the study of ancient field systems. Between 1989 and 1995, he was a staff member of the Palestine Exploration Fund in London where he dealt with the cataloguing of nineteenth-century archival materials and photographs. He has conducted many excavations and field surveys in southern Levant. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 204 pages
• Publisher: Eisenbrauns (June 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575060760
• ISBN-13: 978-1575060767
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #896,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Priceless Collection of Photos, December 13, 2006

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This review is from: Jerusalem in Original Photographs (Hardcover)

This is a book for those who have a love for Jerusalem and it's history. If you fit this description, read on. If you have no affinity for this glorious piece of real estate that the Bible calls the 'center of the world', then I don't think you will give it the attention it deserves. But if you love Jerusalem and recent history, and have visited the place, I highly recommend this book. I have been to Israel several times and have recently gotten my bearings in Jerusalem, with its endless nooks and crannies and oddball sense of direction. Since 1948 and the resettlement of the Jews there, Israel has seen some remarkable changes, thanks be to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and prophecy fulfilled. But prior to that time, there was a population that lived and died and made their livlihoods within the walls of the Old City. The opportunity to see their culture and the different angles and vistas of this great city at that time is very enlightening and fun. Yes, a lot has changed but in a sense nothing much has changed as I compare my own recent photos to these of the Victorian era in the Old City. Westerners think they know what an antique is, but you have to visit the Middle East to really appreciate OLD! Well worth the price.