The Temples of the Jews, James Fergusson, London 1878
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- Lot Number 52465
- Title (English) The Temples of the Jews
- Note First Edition
- Author James Fergusson
- City London
- Publisher J. Murray
- Publication Date 1878
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Physical Description
Detailed maps and drawings of the Temple mount and the Temple.
Detail Description
The Temples of the Jews and other buildings in the Haram area at Jerusalem by James Fergusson.
James Fergusson FRS (22 January 1808 – 9 January 1886) was a Scottish architectural historian, mainly remembered for his interest in Indian historical architecture and antiquities. He was an important figure in the 19th century rediscovery of ancient India. He was originally a businessman, and though not formally trained as an architect, designed some buildings and decorative schemes. In 1847 Fergusson published an Essay on the Ancient Topography of Jerusalem, in which he contended that the Mosque of Omar was the identical church built by Constantine the Great over the tomb of our Lord at Jerusalem, and that it, and not the present church of the Holy Sepulchre, was the genuine burial-place of Jesus. The burden of this contention was further explained by the publication in 1860 of his Notes on the Site of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem; and The Temples of the Jews and the other Buildings in the Haram Area at Jerusalem, published in 1878, which was a further elaboration of these theories, which are said to have been the origin of the establishment of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
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