!['A second journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, between the years 1810 and 1816. With a journal of the voyage by the Brazils and Bombay to the Persian Gulf. Together with an account of the proceedings of His Majesty's embassy under Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. K.L.S. With two maps, and engravings from the designs of the author.' [‎324] (377/516)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023517886.0x000001/W 2287_0379.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'A second journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, between the years 1810 and 1816. With a journal of the voyage by the Brazils and Bombay to the Persian Gulf. Together with an account of the proceedings of His Majesty's embassy under Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. K.L.S. With two maps, and engravings from the designs of the author.' [‎324] (377/516)")
'A second journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, between the years 1810 and 1816. With a journal of the voyage by the Brazils and Bombay to the Persian Gulf. Together with an account of the proceedings of His Majesty's embassy under Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. K.L.S. With two maps, and engravings from the designs of the author.' [324] (377/516)
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CHURCH CEREMONY.
As we approached his church, long rows of bishops, priests, deacons,
and chaunters, were prepared for the procession to pass through; and
then they set themselves in motion, with their flags, crucifixes, large
candles, and all their superb dresses, singing d gorge-deploye, parts of
their service which we could not understand. The church was then
opened, and we all entered en masse. The Ambassador and Patriarch,
women and children, Armenians and Englishmen, Turks and Persians,
all jostling one another; whilst the bells commenced a dreadful din,
and the priests and chaunters continued their chorus as before. A
short service was sung; when the Patriarch with a golden cross in his
hand, waved it at the Ambassador and his party, and gave us his
benediction.
Then with great ceremony they exhibited before us some of the most
precious relicks belonging to the church. The first and principal one
was said to be the head of the very spear with which the Roman soldier
pierced the side of our Saviour. As soon as it was brought forth and laid
on the altar, all the Armenians made a profound inclination of the head.
Its shape was thus, about a foot in length. This relick, which is looked
upon now as the first in their possession, and which is said, besides
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A second journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, between the years 1810 and 1816. With a journal of the voyage by the Brazils and Bombay to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Together with an account of the proceedings of His Majesty's embassy under Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. K.L.S. With two maps, and engravings from the designs of the author.
Publication Details: London : Longman, Hurst, etc., 1818.
Physical Description: pp. xix, 435: plates; illus., maps. ; 4º.
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- W 2287
- Title
- 'A second journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, between the years 1810 and 1816. With a journal of the voyage by the Brazils and Bombay to the Persian Gulf. Together with an account of the proceedings of His Majesty's embassy under Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. K.L.S. With two maps, and engravings from the designs of the author.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:20, 1:50, 50a:50b, 51:74, 74a:74b, 75:92, 92a:92b, 93:136, 136a:136b, 137:168, 168a:168b, 169:224, 224a:224c, 225:232, 232a:232c, 233:252, 252a:252b, 253:288, 288a:288b, 289:330, 330a:330b, 331:334, 334a:334c, 335:342, 342a:342b, 343:348, 348a:348b, 349:354, 354a:354b, 355:358, 358a:358b, 359:374, 374a:374b, 375:386, 386a:386c, 387:392, 392a:392b, 393:436, iv-r:vi-v, back-i
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- Morier, James Justinian
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