Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the ..library of George John, earl Spencer . BACH. 223 It is the largest vessel delineated throughout the work : and may giveus a notion of the degree of perfection, or otherwise, to which the artof Ship-Building had then attained. The horizon is marked by theocean; but the intermediate or middle-ground is filled by forts, thecity, and the suburbs. Next, immediately following, is a cut of nearlyequal dimensions, descriptive of the city of Candia. We have here agreat variety of objects,some of them rather intricatelydelineated. To theleft
Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the ..library of George John, earl Spencer . BACH. 223 It is the largest vessel delineated throughout the work : and may giveus a notion of the degree of perfection, or otherwise, to which the artof Ship-Building had then attained. The horizon is marked by theocean; but the intermediate or middle-ground is filled by forts, thecity, and the suburbs. Next, immediately following, is a cut of nearlyequal dimensions, descriptive of the city of Candia. We have here agreat variety of objects,some of them rather intricatelydelineated. To theleft is a mountain, with trees and houses before and upon it: nmnerousmany-oared boats are in the fore part of the picture: towaids the centre,under a lofty fortified castle, is a rencontre or partial battle, in whichcavalry is engaged. To the right, and forming the third division of thepicture, a more peaceful and interesting scene presents itself: casksare rolled upon a quay—vessels are unloading—and the followingcurious piece of fortification terminates the neck of land projecting intothe sea:. 224 MISCELLANEOUS. [Mentz; 1486. In the forepart, fishermen are pulling up their nets ; and the back-ground consists of a range of hills. We have next a view of discover in it a very extraordinary galley; and in the backgrounda gibbet, with a man hanging upon it. There are also abundance ofwind-mills. No other embellishment succeeds, till we reach that of theTemple of the Sepulchre of our Lord. In the foreground are three monks,stooping down, apparently reading an inscription upon a tomb, uponwhich is across. Beneath, is this explanation: * ante, tcmplum ? 0epulctuliomini. Iocatu0, eat. lapis, iete. super, quo. cljnstus. crucent. portang. cetiUit/There is considerable merit in this cut. On the reverse of the 23id andfollowing leaf, the account of Jerusalem ends. The recto of the ensuingleaf is blank : on the reverse of it, begins the account of the Mountainsin Israel. A diffe
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