Jérusalem : Hakeldama ou le Champ du sang

Alternate Title:

Jerusalem : Aceldama or the Field of Blood

Name:

Fromet, Abbé

Date:

1886/1887

Description:

1 photograph; Albumen

Provenance:

Bertrand and Paola Lazard Holy Land Collection; Delas; 1994 October 16

Physical Description:

16 x 12 cm ( 6.25 x 4.75 in).

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Caves and sets of steps carved out of the rocks on the hillside.; The photograph was originally housed in a burlap-covered box which was decorated with crewelwork with symbols and borders on four sides and the lid. The names "Bethlehem," "Bethanie," "Nazar[eth]," and "Jerusalem" each appear on one of the four sides. A pamphlet entitled "Souvenirs Photographiques d'un Pélerinage du Pénitence en Terre-Sainte par M. l'abbé Fromet, curé d'Angé (Loir-et-Cher)" and a list of the mounted photographs accompanies the XBD photographs. No title appears on the matte or the photograph. A handwritten "66" on the matte refers to the number in the pamphlet.; Condition: Good

Collection:

Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)