Journey through Arabia Petraea, to Mount Sinai, and the excavated city of Petra, the edom of the prophesis . en the solitary owl nowand then utters his plaintive cry. The Arabpasses through the scene with perfect indifference,scarcely deigning to look at works executed withso much ability, or to meditate, except with con-tempt, upon the uselessness of so much labourexpended on an object which he in vain seeks tocomprehend. In order to give a just idea of the Khasne, itwould be necessary to illustrate the views takenof it in its actual state by an engraving, represent-ing it in the form which t
Journey through Arabia Petraea, to Mount Sinai, and the excavated city of Petra, the edom of the prophesis . en the solitary owl nowand then utters his plaintive cry. The Arabpasses through the scene with perfect indifference,scarcely deigning to look at works executed withso much ability, or to meditate, except with con-tempt, upon the uselessness of so much labourexpended on an object which he in vain seeks tocomprehend. In order to give a just idea of the Khasne, itwould be necessary to illustrate the views takenof it in its actual state by an engraving, represent-ing it in the form which the architect had origin-ally conceived. This restoration, though by nomeans attended with difficulty, inasmuch as themonument itself is well preserved, would, however,require the most minute care in order to adhere toits genuine style, without deviating into modes ofarrangement which too often spoil restorationaltogether. The plan of this monument shows the point ofview whence I sketched it, and will afford someidea of the superb effect of the interior. Theplates taken together will enable the reader to. FRONT VIEW OF THE KHASNE. A TEMPLE CUT IN THE HOCK.[Nu I in the Pino : Ikik> TREASURY OF PHARAOH. 169
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