Description: The Mosque of Omar Site of the Temple of Jerusalem Another Quality Print from Martin2001 Print Specifics: Type of print: Wood Engraving - Original antique print Year of printing: not indicated in the print - actual 1866 Publisher: William Collins Sons & Co. Condition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair) Overall light age toning of paper. Dimensions: 8.5 x 11.5 inches (21 x 29 cm), including blank margins (borders) around the image. Paper weight: 2-3 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin) Reverse side: Blank Notes: Green color around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. Narrative: This splendid building occupies the site of the antient temple erected by Solomon on " mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father in the place that David had prepared in the threshing floor of Ornan." It was erected by the caliph Omar, and by the Moslems is reputed to be next in sanctity to the temple at Mecca. When Jerusalem was taken by the crusaders, it was converted into a Christian church; and when they finally abandoned the city, the victorious sultan Saladin caused the whole building to be washed with rose-water, by way of purification, before he would enter it. The Mosque, which is the finest piece of Saracenic architecture in existence, is a regular octagon, each side being seventy feet in width; it is entered by four spacious doors facing the cardinal points, the Bab el Garb on the west, Bab nebbe Daoud, or Gate of David, on the east, Bab el Kebla, or the Gate of Prayer, on the south, and Bab el Djinna, or the Gate of Heaven, on the north; each of these entrances has a porch of timber-work, of considerable height, excepting Bab el Kebla, which has a fine portico, supported by eight Corinthian pillars of marble; the lower part of the wall is faced with marble, evidently very antient; it is white, with a slight tinge of blue, and pieces wholly blue are occasionally introduced with good effect; each face is panelled, the sides of the panels forming plain pilasters at the angles; the upper part is faced with small glazed tiles, about eight inches square, of various colours, blue being the prevailing, with passages from the Koran on them, forming a singular and beautiful mosaic; the four plain sides have each seven well-proportioned windows of stained glass. Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. eBay seller since 1998. Five-star service.
Price: 21.03 USD
Location: Manassas, Virginia
End Time: 2025-02-04T22:02:42.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.65 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Print Type: Woodcut & Block
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Style: Vintage
Listed By: Martin2001
Date of Creation: 1866
Features: Not-framed
Subject: Landscape
Type: Print
