La Mosquée d'Abraham

Alternate Title:

The Mosque of Abraham

Description:

1 photograph; b&w illustration

Provenance:

Bertrand and Paola Lazard Holy Land Collection

Physical Description:

24.9 x 19.9 cm ( 9.875 x 7.875 in).

Rights:

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

Notes:

A squarish stone building with two towers.; The photograph is in a book with a typed description in French and English. The French description: "La Mosquée d'Abraham est la grande curiosité d'Hébron. Ce parallélogramme, bâti en blocs énormes, est probablement d'origine byzantine. L'entrée en est sévèrement interdite aux étrangers: seuls, de rare privilégiés tels que le prince de Galles, le marquis de Bute, Stanley, Pierroti, Fergusson et quelques autres, ont pu y pénétrer. Au dedans de l'enceinte se trouve la mosquée d'Abraham proprement dite; la planche suivante en représente l'intérieur." There is an English translation: "The Mosque of Abraham is the most striking feature of Hebron. It is built of enormous blocks in the form of a parrallelogram[sic] and is, probably, of byzantine origin. Admission is strictly forbidden to strangers: only a few privileged personages, such at[sic] the Prince of Wales, the Marquis of Bute, Stanley, Pierroti, Fergusson and a few others, have been allowed to enter. The mosque itself stands within the enclosure: the following plate gives the interior." The initials "B+P SC' are printed in the bottom left corner.; The photograph was not catalogued by Lazard--it was catalogued at LKCAJS.; Condition: Good

Collection:

Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)